Filipino American Shane Victorino Sends Phillies Into 2009 World Series

October 21, 2009

Philadelphia Phillies' all-star outfielder Shane Victorino, a Maui-born Filipino American, played a key role in eliminating the L.A. Dodgers from post-season play for the second year in a row.

Filipino American Shane Victorino used his power and speed to crush the hopes of the L.A. Dodgers and propel the Philadelphia Phillies into their second consecutive MLB World Series Wednesday. The 28-year-old Maui, Hawaii native and son of Maui County Councilman Michael P. Victorino, always seems to play his best against the Dodgers, the team that originally drafted him out of high school in 1999.

With a World Series appearance last year, an All Star selection and a Gold Glove, Victorino was a track star at Maui’s St. Anthony High School and once held the state record in the 100-meter dash.

Victorino is the 27th native Hawaiian and second Maui-born player to take the field in a regular season MLB game. He is today arguably the finest Asian Pacific American player to ever play in the major leagues. He is half Portugese and half Filipino.

2 Responses to “Filipino American Shane Victorino Sends Phillies Into 2009 World Series”

  1. Ronaldo Santos Says:

    So how should a Filipino look like? But if you kept reading, it says he’s half portuguese, half filipino!!!!

  2. maplesyrup21 Says:

    he doesn’t remotely look FILIPINO


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