Esteban Loaiza
Esteban Loaiza
Esteban Antonio Loaiza is a Mexican semi-retired baseball pitcher. He played for several teams and was the American League's starting pitcher in the 70th anniversary 2003 All-Star Game in Chicago...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth31 December 1971
ads mentioned ourselves promoted prove puerto republic television united
The television ads promoted the United States, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. They never mentioned Mexico. So we had to prove ourselves on the field.
affect happen push season treat
I'm upset, but things happen for a reason. I think they don't want it to affect my right arm. I could try to push it more, but there's a lot more season left, so they want to treat it.
hit home players run
Not many players can say they hit a home run off Roger. I let (Valenzuela) keep the souvenir.
ball pitches
In the first inning, all my pitches were right down the middle. I couldn't get the ball where I wanted.
forward great looking
That's going to be really outstanding. It should be a great experience. I know everyone here is looking forward to Tuesday.
erase trying
I've been doing my job. I'm just trying to erase my record.
head league
I've been in the league for a long time. I just have to get it out of my head and think about Minnesota.
game mind putting
It's nice, but there's still a lot of game left. All I had on my mind was putting up zeros.
care everybody playing season start thinking
It's up to everybody individually to take care of himself. We know we have a long season ... If you are playing in the Classic, you have to start thinking about it early. If you take care of yourself, you'll be fine.
baseball countries great maybe mention puerto tv
This is great for Mexico. You see commercials on the TV for all the baseball powerhouse countries and they mention Cuba, the Dominican, Puerto Rico, Venezuela. They don't mention Mexico. Maybe now they will.
entire game hit nation pitchers putting win
This game wasn't about me, it is about us the entire team, the entire nation of Mexico. If we pitchers keep putting up zeros and we hit like we did tonight, I think we can win this tournament.
needed teammates
I wanted to go out there and battle, ... We needed this win. I wanted to put some zeroes on the board, and my teammates responded well with the bats.