Interview with José “Cheo” Cruz Jr.: First Puerto Rican to manage Division I Baseball Program

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Baseball Interview with José “Cheo” Cruz Jr.: First Puerto Rican to manage Division I Baseball Program by Julio Pabón February 28, 2025 José Cruz Jr., Rice University/Head Baseball Coach, was honored to be back in his homeland for the “Puerto Rico Challenge” – Image Credit: Rice Baseball CABO ROJO, PR — During the Puerto Rico Challenge, the first Division I college baseball tournament held in Puerto Rico, I had the pleasure to interview, José “Cheo” Cruz Jr., the first and only Puerto Rican to manage a Division I baseball team in the country. Cheo, also the son of the legendary José “Cheo” Cruz Sr. and former Houston Astros superstar, was brought on to manage the Rice University Owls to help restore the schools legacy in college baseball. The school had won the national championship in 2003, the first national championship for the schools athletics in any team sport. Cheo has a vision to build up the school’s baseball program and has been instrumental in attracting Latino talent to the team. He believes that the recent Puerto Rico Challenge games will help both, Division I schools recognize more local Puerto Rican baseball talent and expose local High School students on the island look towards Division I schools as another avenue to further their baseball talent. The following interview details a bit more: Related Topics Caguas featured José “Cheo” Cruz Ponce Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Challenge Puerto Rico Challenge 2025 Rice Rice University Rice University Owls Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Advertisement Facebook Latest Article Baseball / 3 weeks ago 35TH ANNUAL LATINO MVP AWARDS – 2024 OFFICIAL BALLOT ANNOUNCED BRONX, NY (February 10th, 2025) — It has been thirty five (35) years since… By Press Release Baseball / 19 mins ago No, No, No Laughter, Just A Smile – No, No, Sin Carcajadas, Basta Con Una Sonrisa “Baseball is like mass; many go, but few understand the point”… Leo Durocher. “Never… By Juan Vené Boxing / 15 hours ago More Than Gervonta At Barclays BROOKLYN, NY — Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach are the center of attention at… By Rich Mancuso Baseball / 16 hours ago Interview with José “Cheo” Cruz Jr.: First Puerto Rican to manage Division I Baseball Program CABO ROJO, PR — During the Puerto Rico Challenge, the first Division I college… By Julio Pabón Basketball / 16 hours ago 📸 LATINO SPORTS GALLERY: No. 24 Florida State Seminoles vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish – NCAA Women’s Basketball 🏀 No. 24 Florida State Seminoles vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish –… By Latino Sports More in Baseball No, No, No Laughter, Just A Smile – No, No, Sin Carcajadas, Basta Con Una Sonrisa “Baseball is like mass; many go, but few understand the point”… Leo Durocher. “Never… ESPN Prefers Football, Soccer, and Basketball – ESPN Prefiere el Fútbol, Soccer, y Basquet Coral Gables, Florida (VIP-WIRE) – It seems that Hal Steinbrenner hates everything that his… 🎥 WATCH: Elly De La Cruz homers from BOTH sides of the plate! ⚡️ Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino… There Have Been 24 Perfect Games in MLB – Son 24, Los Juegos Perfectos en la MLB “I don’t care what they write about me, as long as they are lies”…… ESPN Prefers Football, Soccer, and Basketball – ESPN Prefiere el Fútbol, Soccer, y Basquet No, No, No Laughter, Just A Smile – No, No, Sin Carcajadas, Basta Con Una Sonrisa