The Major League Baseball season is a quarter of the way through, and there's plenty to digest.

The American League East is a tight race as usual, and rookie Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has been one of the biggest names. David Ortiz continues to prove that age is just a number. Chicago fans got to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field, even though the Cubs have the worst record in all of baseball. On the other hand, the San Francisco Giants have the most wins in the entire league.

But there's another story line that stands out at the quarter mark. Many of the league leaders are dominated by players born in Latin American countries or of Latin American descent.

The most obvious is Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto. Cueto is easily the front-runner for the National League Cy Young award a quarter of the way into season. Cueto is an interesting player who has played his entire seven year career with the Reds. He's been improving ever since his rookie year. The Dominican born star has been dominating opposing batters this season. Cueto currently leads all of Major League Baseball in ERA, strikeouts, totals innings pitched, hits per nine innings and complete games. Cueto's ERA is a stunning 1.25, and he has struck-out 76 batters so far.

Cuban-born pitcher Jose Fernandez has also been pitching very well and is second in multiple pitching statistics behind Cueto. Unfortunately, he will be getting tommy john surgery and will miss the remainder of the season. Fernandez has the single highest strike out per nine innings in the majors with 12.19. The pitching dominating continues within the Latin American community, this time from Venezuela. Henderson Álverez of the Miami Marlins is tied with Cueto for the league lead in complete game shutouts. Another Venezuelan-born pitcher Francisco Rodríguez leads the leagues in saves with 16 for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Historically, Latin American players have had more success at bat rather than pitching. Players like Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro and Roberto Clemente are prime examples. But there's no denying that, this year, Latin American pitchers have been as dominate as ever.

At the plate, rookie José Abreu is playing like a veteran slugger. The 27-year-old Cuban-born hitter leads the league in home runs hit with 15. He is also second in the league with 41 runs batted in, behind only Giancarlo StantOn. Abreu is second in the Majors with a .620 slugging percentage. David Ortiz might be 38 years old, but he's playing like he's 28. Ortiz is second in home runs with 11, on pace for 44 on the season. Ortiz also ranks fifth in slugging percentage as well.

There's a chance that this year's National League Rookie of the Year, Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player could all be Latin American born. The 2014 MLB All Star game is going to have a huge turnout of Latin Americans because their great contribution to the game this season. This is great for MLB ratings because it brings in a more diversified fan base to games and viewers.

With the FIFA World Cup right around the corner and the Latino presence felt in Major League Baseball higher than ever, it's a great time to be a sports fan in Latin America.

For up-to-date sports news, scores and more, follow the Latin Post Sports on Twitter: @LatinPostSports