Willy Taveras
Willy Taveras
Willy Taverasis a Dominican professional baseball player for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League. A center fielder, Taveras has played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and Washington Nationals...
chance hope people react
It's going to be great. I don't know how people are going to react when they see that, but I hope I get a chance to play in that game.
fun joking
It's going to be fun. I've been joking with the guys, and it will be fun for the fans, too, to see me in another uniform.
expect hit home run situation
That's my game, just try to make contact. I didn't expect to hit a home run in that situation -- just try to put it in play and make it happen.
republic signed speed
Speed has always been my game. It's how I got signed out of the Dominican Republic and it's what got me to the big leagues. If I'm going to have a long career, it's going to be because I can run.
enjoying good team
They've got a pretty good All-Star team over there, big names. I'm enjoying it.
happy hard
I'm real happy about it, ... I have to go out there and play hard and try to win.
along ask effort guys hard learn
It's a little different here than some other places, ... It was hard at the beginning. I had to make an effort to get to know guys and learn to ask them for help. You have to get along with everybody.
means players
It means something because it was the players who voted,
easy happy hard helping leagues learn major season successful takes team work worried
I'm just worried about helping my team win. Nothing is easy when you get to the major leagues and it takes a lot of hard work to be successful here. I'm happy with the season I'm having but I know I still have a lot to learn in this game.
hit people practice
We practice that a lot, ... But that ball, not many people can hit it there.