- [Pedro] In the Dominican Republic, like, it is easier to think,
and breathe.
Like, sometimes I see video of myself on the mound I'm like, "Wow!"
Like, I don't even realize that I get that crazy.
Man, my adrenaline goes, goes up and I get pumped up,
and then I do all the punches and I go screaming like.
After that it's like, you gotta be tranquilo, like,
You gotta, at least, try.
Tranquilo, you know like, I'm fine. [laughs]
Palenque is my hometown and I love to, to spend my offseason here.
You want a beach?
You want a pool?
You want perfect weather?
I have them all here and I have my people around, so, knowing those people want to be
around me, it makes me feel good.
Palenque, it used to be a town that nobody didn't know about a lot, now,
Palenque is being recognized because of baseball players.
Down there is, uh, Juan Valera, el jefe.
This is the guy that, uh, that pretty much worked with all the
players around here, so, uh, that's a big name here.
- Everybody just wants to be a big leaguer so, that emotion is part of our life.
My morning, every time, I grab a coffee and I just come over here and
watch the practice. Sometimes I jump on the field and help- try to help.
This is part of what I'm gonna do when I'm done playing, maybe just,
help the kids here.
It was always my dream, to play baseball, when I was a little kid because, like,
that's all you see here in Palenque.
This is my neighborhood, where I grew up.
My first contract, we're talking about when I was 16 years old,
and I remember it was like, $50,000, and I was like, "Wow,
I'm rich!"
I thought it was the end of the world.
The first thing I heard from my coach was like, "Okay, you happy right?"
and I was like, "Yeah, I'm happy, I feel rich," and I, he was like, "Uh-uh.
Work hard, and this is nothing compared to how much money you gonna make."
I love these chairs, oh, yeah.
Tranquilo.
- When I was like, 18 years old- She's Christian, same as them,
she's being Christian so she's just been singing and it's fun. I like it.
♪ [singing in Spanish] ♪
- This is my dad, right here.
And that's my stepmom.
He passed away when I was 14, yeah.
Great dad.
My dad passed away and I- things wasn't easy after that.
When I signed, I feel like, "Okay, now it's my time to take
over my family, and make sure we have money to pay everything and since then I've been
working just for them."
I always say it to myself, "You gotta believe.
You have to believe.
You gotta really believe on it," and I think that's what I did
and I made it to the big league right next.
So that's when I got even bigger with believe.
I always think like, "Okay, what you gonna do when you're
done playing?
Because, when you're a lawyer or architect, you're a lawyer forever,
until you die, but, when you're done playing you're an ex-baseball player.
That's the shortest career ever, that's why I build my house and everything
here because, I'm not planning on living anywhere else.
Life is short.
Baseball is way shorter.
You gotta enjoy your life the way you like it.
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