COULD SEE SPENCER STEER BACK AT SECOND A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT ELLIE DE LA CRUZ SAID TODAY A COUPLE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS THIS OFFSEASON INTEND TO RAISE THAT BATTING AVERAGE. SIGNIFICANT FOR HIS SECOND GO AROUND IN CINCINNATI. THERE’S ALREADY ONE MAJOR CHANGE COMPLETE THIS PAST SEASON DE LA CRUZ EXCLUSIVELY USING A TRANSLATOR TODAY. YOU JUST GOT A PIECE OF IT. DID HIS ENTIRE PRESS CONFERENCE IN ENGLISH. YEAH, IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE NOW YOU GUYS WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAY AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO THE FANS TO UNDERSTAND ME AND ME UNDERSTAND THE FANS. AND I, I PUT A LOT OF WORK IN MY ON MY ENGLISH TO TALK WITH YOU GUYS AND I THINK I’M DOING A GOOD JOB. THAT’S WHAT I THINK. I DON’T KNOW, I CAN VOUCH FOR THAT. I DON’T KNOW, I LIKE TALKED WITH A MEXICAN GUYS BECAUSE I MIKE LEE A CONFIDENCE. WHAT IS STORY? THIS IS HE SAID HE SPENT EVERY DAY THIS WINTER WITH HIS TRANSLATOR, JORGE, BACK AND FORTH GETTING BETTER AND THEN TO SIT UP TO START THE SEASON. COME ON. IF YOU CAN’T FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT ONE, YOU’RE JUST WATCHING THE WRONG TEAM. YOU’RE WATCHING THE WRONG GUY. I KNOW CINCY ALREADY LOVES ELLIE, BUT YEAH, GOT ANOTHER GLIMPSE INTO THE LIFE BEHIND THE SCENES OF A SUPERSTAR WHO’S TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT AT THE BIG LEAGUE LEVEL. WELL, GOOD FOR HIM BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO TALK WITH YOUR TEAMMATES AND NOT ALWAYS HAVE A TRANSLATOR WITH YOU. SO BUT MOST PEOPLE DON’T DO IT. THEY DON’T TAKE THE TIME. YEAH. I MEAN, SURPRISED I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE TODAY HAVE COV
'It's important to the fans to understand me': Elly De La Cruz working to break language barrier in second MLB season
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Updated: 9:03 AM EDT Mar 28, 2024
Elly De La Cruz has his sights set for a breakout sophomore campaign, and he has made a couple of minor adjustments to improve upon his rookie year.Some of those changes are focused on raising his batting average during his second go-around in the majors.But another change has been in the works, and is almost nearly complete. Last season, De La Cruz, a native of the Dominican Republic, exclusively used a translator.On Wednesday, he did his entire press conference in English."It's so important to me because now you guys understand what I say, and it's important to the fans to understand me, and me understand the fans. I put a lot of work on my English to talk with you guys, and I think I'm doing a good job," De La Cruz said. "I like talking with American guys because I create confidence.""He's incredibly thoughtful, he's humble. The way he listens and learns, it's amazing. I can't relate to that, the courage that that takes," Reds manager David Bell said. Just, the respect that he has, is just beyond anything I've had to deal with. It's impressive, and we know that about Elly, but for other people to see that, it's nice because I want everyone to see everything I know about our players and, for Elly, that's a good example of who he is."
CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz has his sights set for a breakout sophomore campaign, and he has made a couple of minor adjustments to improve upon his rookie year.
Some of those changes are focused on raising his batting average during his second go-around in the majors.
But another change has been in the works, and is almost nearly complete. Last season, De La Cruz, a native of the Dominican Republic, exclusively used a translator.
On Wednesday, he did his entire press conference in English.
"It's so important to me because now you guys understand what I say, and it's important to the fans to understand me, and me understand the fans. I put a lot of work on my English to talk with you guys, and I think I'm doing a good job," De La Cruz said. "I like talking with American guys because I create confidence."
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"He's incredibly thoughtful, he's humble. The way he listens and learns, it's amazing. I can't relate to that, the courage that that takes," Reds manager David Bell said. Just, the respect that he has, is just beyond anything I've had to deal with. It's impressive, and we know that about Elly, but for other people to see that, it's nice because I want everyone to see everything I know about our players and, for Elly, that's a good example of who he is."
