ABSTRACT
Historically, athletes have paid a steep price for standing up to the way sports is used to package patriotism and war. Toronto Blue Jays' first baseman, Carlos Delgado is known throughout the baseball world as one of the most feared sluggers in the game. Delgado has put his money where his mouth is for other causes as well, donating $100,000 to youth sports, schools, and activism on the island. He also travels to Vieques every January to run clinics for and give gifts to the children. Delgado is from Puerto Rico and has campaigned for years to end the US Navy's presence in Vieques, an island that had been a weapons testing ground for sixty years. Delgado, fortunately, is aided by both his superstar status and the fact that he plays in Canada where the media is less likely to take orders from the Pentagon and slam the slugger.
