Alfonso Soriano
Alfonso Soriano
Alfonso Guilleard Sorianois a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp...
NationalityDominican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 January 1976
CountryDominica
five games played time
I've only played four, five games out there. It's going to take me time to feel comfortable out there.
main mentally talent work
You can have the talent, but mentally is the main thing. I think I can do it. I will work at it and see how it goes.
couple days happening tomorrow
Today, I'm not comfortable. I don't know what's happening tomorrow or a couple of days from now.
agent call couple teams until worry
My agent told me there were a couple of teams interested. I said I don't want to worry about it. I said if it happens, call me. But don't tell me who the teams are. Don't say anything about it until it happens.
hours
I have 24 hours or 48 hours to think about it.
baseball last played tomorrow
We have a day off tomorrow and will think about the baseball we've played the last two weeks. After that, we'll get back to baseball.
attention ball best everybody followed great homer knew mark paid signed year
Sammy Sosa? Everybody knew who Sammy was, paid attention to Sammy. I had already signed in pro ball when he had the great homer year with Mark McGwire in '98. But I followed it, and I was proud of him because he was my countryman. There are a lot of great ballplayers from the Dominican, and he's one of the best.
anybody japan latin people talk talks year
My first year in Japan was very tough, just like my first year in the minors. But at least there I had a lot of Dominican people and Latin people I can talk to. If you don't have anybody to talk to, you can get depressed. But if you find someone who talks your language, it's easier.
care education gave kids liked mom took whoever
In the Dominican, there are a lot of kids who need help. I just do that for my mom because my mom liked to help a lot of kids in the Dominican. Whoever I am right now is because of her. She gave me the education; she always took care of me like a mommy.
bill expect jennifer remain
When you start hanging out with Jennifer Lopez and Bill Clinton, you can't expect to remain an everyday person.
believed people santa
When I was a kid, I believed in Santa Claus. But it was very tough because in the Dominican... there are not a lot of rich people there.
parts playing second
It's two different parts of the game. I was doing the same thing when I was playing second base. When I play defense, I play defense. When I hit, I don't think about defense.
good ready
That's over. I'll do what I can do now. I'm ready to have a good year.
ball catch drive line lost passed
I try to catch the ball, but it was a line drive going up because of the wind. I see the contact, but after that when the ball passed the infield I lost it a little bit, and I think that's why I have a little problem.