Updated June 29, 2016. Liver function tests (LFTs) are a battery of routine blood tests that gives your doctor an idea of how well your liver is working. From these investigations, your doctor can identify underlying liver dysfunction, medication stresses affecting the liver, or diseases of the liver such as hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV).
There were 20 players on Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters this season, most products of the league's First-Year Player Draft, which was instituted for Puerto Rico in 1990. In 2006, that number was 33, according to Caribbean Business, a Puerto Rico-based publication.
In the bullpen we have a Venezuelan, a Mexican, a guy from the United States and a guy from St. Louis.. - Los Angeles Dodger / Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda (AP Wire, 08/18/1999) A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace. Major League Baseball Players Born in Puerto Rico. Since the 19th Century, Major League Baseball has enjoyed a rich, diverse, world-wide set of talent not seen in any other major league sport. Every state in the United States of America, and more than forty-five countries, have had at least one player make it to the show.