Puerto Rican players, including Dodgers' Hernandez and Astros' Correa, help homeland
At Lupi's, a seaside restaurant in the Isla Verde section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, a worker arranged wooden chairs on the terrace ahead of a World Series game this week.
With the island still digging out from Hurricane Maria, Lupi's is one of the few places in the trendy tourist district that has power. Huge crowds have been packing the patio to watch the baseball playoffs.
"If you want a table," a waiter said, "you better get here early."
Baseball has always been popular in Puerto Rico, and never more so than now. The Houston Astros have three native sons on their World Series roster, including All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa. The Dodgers have Enrique Hernandez, whose three home runs in a game against the
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