Miguel Batista
Miguel Batista
Miguel Descartes Batista Jerezis a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves...
difference good
It's good to be back. There is a more difference when it comes to faces, but it's still the same organizational with the same purpose.
fulfill needs pitch trying whenever winning
I'm trying to fulfill the needs of the team. Actually, I like winning and I like to pitch whenever I can be helpful.
amount good helped last pitches stretch threw today
I threw good my last outing. At least today we got to stretch it out to the amount of pitches we wanted. We got a lot of first-pitch outs, so that helped me go through more innings.
time
I have enough time to get ready. It doesn't take me long to get ready.
fix fulfill last needs pitching problem starting trying wrong
I'm trying to fulfill the needs of this team. Starting pitching was a problem last year. We're trying to fix what was wrong last year.
couple game last longer lost moments rhythm
I think I need to be able to last a little longer out there. There were a couple of moments where I lost my rhythm and that's usually part of not being completely in game shape.
canada lost team
There's no excuses. We lost just like Team USA, like Canada.
team
Honestly, I think I'm still a little off, but I can tell you one thing: I think the team is (ready).
along ball coming good guys hitting looks team
It was good to see that things are coming along good. The team looks solid. The guys are hitting the ball pretty good.
avoid bad catch good luxury pitcher pitching team worst
When you have a good defense, you have the luxury of pitching aggressively. It's bad when you have a team that doesn't catch the ball, then you have to pitch defensively, and that's the worst thing you can do as a pitcher -- avoid contact.
chose cloud smoke team usa
When he chose to play for Team USA it was like a cloud of smoke went up.