VILLA HERMOSA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC?In the unlikely event the Blue Jays ever ask Miguel Castro?s uncle for his opinion, he will strongly suggest they employ his nephew as a starting pitcher, rather than a reliever. There are baseball reasons, sure, but mostly it would just make it so much easier for him to let everyone here know when Castro is pitching.
?We could make a schedule!? says Hector Baez, sounding relieved simply by the thought.
Without the benefit of a predictable turn in the rotation, Baez served as a human siren for his nephew?s big-league appearances earlier this season, scrambling to spread the word around town every time the towering beanpole was called out of the Jays? bullpen. Baez?s frantic routine began with a stream of hurried text messages and Facebook posts.
Then, he would literally stick his head out his second-floor window, which overlooks a small public square, and yell, ?Miguel?s pitching!? before hopping on his scooter to pick up his sister and brother-in-law ? Miguel?s parents, who don?t have cable ? and racing them back before the end of the commercial break. Along the way he yelled and waved at the barbershops and colmados ? corner stores ? where neighbours often congregate around a television, telling them to turn on the Jays? game.
?I?m like his voice here in Villa Hermosa,? Baez says, proudly. ?He?s like a child of the whole town.?
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?We could make a schedule!? says Hector Baez, sounding relieved simply by the thought.
Without the benefit of a predictable turn in the rotation, Baez served as a human siren for his nephew?s big-league appearances earlier this season, scrambling to spread the word around town every time the towering beanpole was called out of the Jays? bullpen. Baez?s frantic routine began with a stream of hurried text messages and Facebook posts.
Then, he would literally stick his head out his second-floor window, which overlooks a small public square, and yell, ?Miguel?s pitching!? before hopping on his scooter to pick up his sister and brother-in-law ? Miguel?s parents, who don?t have cable ? and racing them back before the end of the commercial break. Along the way he yelled and waved at the barbershops and colmados ? corner stores ? where neighbours often congregate around a television, telling them to turn on the Jays? game.
?I?m like his voice here in Villa Hermosa,? Baez says, proudly. ?He?s like a child of the whole town.?
Full article here:
Blue Jays? Miguel Castro rises from humble beginnings
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