| Claudio Manela | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | April 12, 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Cavite City, Philippines |
| Death Date: | November 1975 |
| Death Place: | Newark, New Jersey |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutteam: | Cuban Stars (West) |
| Finalteam: | Cuban Stars (East) |
| Statleague: | NgL |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 4–10 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.19 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 67 |
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Claudio Manela (April 12, 1894 – November 1975) was a Filipino pitcher in the Negro leagues in the 1920s. He was the first Filipino-born baseball player to play in a recognized major league.
A native of Cavite City, Philippines, Manela made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Cuban Stars (West), and played for the Cuban Stars (East) in 1925. He also played minor league baseball in 1922 for the Hartford Senators, as well as Almendares of the Cuban League.[1] [2] Manela died in Newark, New Jersey in 1975 at age 81.
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