This Week in Las Noticias

Tigers' infield not just full of All-Stars, but Latin Americans, too (Michigan Live) - According to research conducted through baseball-reference.com, the Tigers will be the first American League team to start an all-Latin infield on opening day. Add in Puerto Rican Ivan Rodriguez, and the Tigers will be the first major-league team with four Latin infielders and a Latin catcher.

Hoy L.A. appoints new publisher (Los Angeles Times) - Advertising veteran Roaldo Moran has joined Hoy L.A. as publisher and general manager of the free Spanish-language daily newspaper and its weekend edition, Hoy Fin de Semana, Los Angeles Times Media Group announced.

Latino musical reaches new "Heights" on Broadway (Reuters) - Conceived by 28-year-old Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also wrote the score and plays one of the leading roles, the show has an unlikely setting: a Washington Heights neighborhood featuring such establishments as a bodega, a unisex hair salon and a car service operation.

Home for the holidays (Chicago Sun Times) - The temperatures were hovering in the freezing teens Friday, but the mood on the Northwest Side set of ''Humboldt Park'' was very warm -- despite the fact the cast and crew of the upcoming film had to spend most of the day and night dealing with the lingering cold weather of winter 2008.

Private parks help Houston fill demand for soccer (Houston Chronicle) - A shortage of public fields, a burgeoning immigrant population, and the growth in the sport's popularity at all levels have yielded unprecedented demand for alternatives for adults who play soccer at the amateur level in the Houston area.