Diamilette Quiles Alicea (born September 26, 1985) is a Puerto Rican baseball player. She has represented the island in two Women's Baseball World Cups[1] and was the first female to be signed to a team in the island's Doble A semi-pro league, playing first base for the Montañeses de Utuado ("Utuado Mountaineers" or "Highlanders") in the postseason.
| Diamilette Quiles | |
|---|---|
| Montañeses de Utuado – No. 53 | |
| First base | |
| Born: September 26, 1985 | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Béisbol Doble A debut | |
| May 19, 2019, for the Utuado Mountaineers |
Quiles had previously played for ten years in Puerto Rico's women's league, winning nine titles with the Arecibo Wolves, and led the league in the 2018–2019 season with a .611 batting average.[2]
References
edit- ^ Coto, Dánica (May 16, 2019). "League of her own: woman in Puerto Rico baseball tournament". AP.
- ^ "Diamilette Quiles becomes first-ever woman in Puerto Rico Baseball Federation Double-A league". May 17, 2019.
Further reading
edit- Jorge J. Muñiz Ortiz. "Puerto Rican baseball pioneer says female athletes can compete against men". EFE.
- Sanchez, Jesse (May 19, 2019). "Woman is first to play in PR men's league". MLB.