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Ramon Enrique Ortiz Correa began playing sports at age eleven and achieved major victories. In 1938 he began playing in Juana Díaz as a receiver and outfielder, and later joined the Tortuguero team, which became military champions in the Puerto Rico zone. In 1950 he became a member of the national team that went to Nicaragua for the World Series, where he was named most valuable player. He was a physical education teacher in Corozal, Ponce, Villalba, and Juana Díaz, and he received more than 70 honors during his lifetime, most of them related to teaching.
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