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Roberto Campos He had a lot on his shoulders as a teenage baseball phenomenon – including learning English.
Campos – who spoke without the help of an interpreter – revealed Detroit Free Press On Wednesday, March 5, that he used some American popular music to truly improve his English skills.
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Campos, now 21, was only 13 years old when he moved to the United States from his native Cuba to devote himself to his dream to become a professional baseball player.
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When he was 16 years old, he signed a smaller league contract with Detroit Tigers, which included a $ 2.85 million bonus. At that time, it was the biggest bonus ever granted to an international free agent.
After signing with the Tigers, Campos was eventually assigned to playing a smaller league for the organization of High-A West Michigan Whitecaps. Whitecaps play in the suburban Grand Rapids in Michigan, about 160 miles northwest of Detroit.
It is enough to say that it was quite a culture shock for Campos.
“My friends Latino said,” Hey, bro, you have to learn English because it’s hard when someone talks to you and you don’t understand, “Campos said Detroit Free Press On Wednesday, March 5 from Tigers’ spring training in Lakeland, Florida.
So Campos decided to take things into his hands.
Outfielder said Free Press He watched action movies and comedies on Netflix with subtitles on, set up an English phone, and watched videos in an effort to learn new words.
He added, “It’s amazing. Sometimes I am in my room and I say, “Man, I did it. Because when I get here, I said, “I never learn English because it’s so hard for me. But now, every time I can answer the question, I feel great. Man, I feel inside me, yeah! ”
Campos said his improved ability to communicate with his coaches and teammates made it easier and was much easier and pleasant for a young athlete.
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“They treat me as if I were one of them,” Campos said. “I feel good every day when I come here.”
All hard work of Campose outside the field was not an organization Tigers unnoticed – just ask the manager Aj hinch.
“It’s a good lesson for all of us for patience,” Hinch said, 50 years old Free Press. “The acclimatization process is not just about learning about baseball. He had to learn about life in another country, in another language and integr with many different people. ”
Hinch added, “It’s just as if it took a long time because of our lack of patience as a industry, not anything he had or did.”
