Elijah Dukes
Elijah Dukes
Elijah David Dukes, Jr.is an American former professional baseball player. A right-handed outfielder, he played in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Washington Nationals...
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I learned that you can be a good ballplayer but if the spot is occupied and everybody comes out and does their job, you can't take it unless stuff happens. You just have to keep working hard and hopefully something happens and I get my chance and I make the best of it again.
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See, the thing is, I'm not only training for the Devil Rays, I'm training for the other teams, too. That's one of the things that keeps me going strong, by knowing that you can get picked up by any team at any time. That's kind of one of the things I'm looking at. You've got some guys in front of you, you just play hard and somebody else might pick you up and make some moves and get you in there.
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I expected to come here and show what I could do. I took advantage of it.
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I don't carry over. Like if I drop a ball in the outfield, I won't carry it over to the plate. Or if I strike out, I won't carry it into the outfield.
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I took advantage of it. I expected to come here and show what I could do. I just have to keep working hard. If something happens, and I get my chance, I make the best of it again. They told me I have to work on the mental part of the game.
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That's real important, because I need to get my body going to get ready to play every day. I'd rather go down to the Minor Leagues and play than sit on the bench any day.
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I mean it's just like all the hard work is starting to pay off now. I'm taking pitches and I'm looking good. It's like I've been here before. ... Patience at the plate makes a good hitter. Everybody can't be a Vladimir Guerrero where you can just hit any ball out of the ballpark. You've got to go in there and hit the pitcher's mistakes.