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Conversamos con Wilyer Abrey y Miguel González.
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00:00From the field of Lone Depot Park, on the visit of the Boston Red Sox, I talked with the gardener Wilger Abreu.
00:06And for the series between the Marlins of Miami and the White Sox of Chicago, I shared with the coach Miguel González.
00:13From the field is presented by...
00:16Spit Stick, show your passion, not sweat.
00:21Hang on, your smile is powerful.
00:24Hang on, 80 years in Venezuela, taking care of your smile.
00:31Well, fans of the ball, I am very happy to have Wilger David on my side.
00:36Abreu, a gardener of the Boston Red Sox, of Venezuela, specifically of Maracaibo.
00:43Another Marabino showing off in the best baseball in the world. Welcome.
00:46Thank you very much.
00:48Wilger, talk about that injury you suffered and separated you from the action for much of the month of June.
00:57How do you feel and how was that recovery process to be back?
01:03No, I feel super good, pretty good.
01:05The truth is that I no longer have any kind of annoyance, thank God.
01:08But it was a little hard, the truth, I mean, the way I was injured.
01:13But nothing, I kept focused, I kept working hard, trying to recover as soon as possible to be back on the field with the team.
01:22You are, as I told you, recovering from that field for being a rookie of the year.
01:27Is it in your focus to have that award for 2024?
01:32The truth is not, I mean, in my mind right now that is not a priority.
01:37More than anything, I am focused on staying healthy, that I do not have any type of injury again.
01:43And help the team as much as I can.
01:48That is my focus, the truth, to win, that we can move on to the postseason.
01:53For many, Wilger, the second year is always more difficult than the first, but it is not your case.
02:00In addition, you have been having, you have even surpassed your personal numbers.
02:05How has that job been for you and being able to have those numbers?
02:11No, the truth is that it is quite difficult, but I try to be calm, not doing too much, focusing.
02:19Making the adjustments that one has to make.
02:23On the field there is always a lot of information, both for us and for the other team.
02:29And nothing, one goes out to battle, to give the best of oneself.
02:35And be focused, making the necessary adjustments so that things can go well.
02:40Your organization is playing over 500, we are in the middle of the season.
02:46Do you think the conditions can be given so that they can give a batacazo and be present in the postseason?
02:52Yes, the truth is that I see the team very united, the team well together.
02:58We are doing things well and that is what has helped us win many games.
03:02And I think we will continue like this, I think we can get in there and we hope to reach the postseason.
03:11Now we have to talk about the winter ball.
03:14You have to tell us, especially for all the fans of the Eagles of the South,
03:18if they will be able to see you this season in the Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball.
03:22Well, that has to be seen, you have to wait until the end of the season.
03:26I have to see what the team tells me, if they are going to let me or not let me play.
03:31But if they give me the opportunity, if they give me permission to play, possibly if I'm out there playing.
03:40For Wiljer Abreu, the Barber, one of the statistics that has impressed this season
03:45is the good average that he has with men in possession of scoring.
03:49And this is because he definitely shows his passion and not sweat with speed stick.
03:57Wiljer, and where does the nickname El Barbero come from?
04:01Well, I have a barber shop in Venezuela.
04:04Yes, I have a barber shop in Venezuela.
04:06And the truth is, that is something that I also like a lot.
04:09Before, I cut my teammates' hair.
04:15When we were in the minor leagues, I did it.
04:19Obviously, sometimes you don't have where to cut your hair.
04:23I learned, and there between us, I cut my teammates' hair.
04:28And so I learned little by little, until I had the opportunity to have a barber shop in Venezuela.
04:33And currently, you still do one or the other haircut, if they ask you for a favor or not.
04:37Did you lose your skills?
04:39Possibly, I mean, I can do it, but I don't know, right now I have a lot of time that I don't do it.
04:45And your facet as a father, with such a small baby, and combine it with this difficult profession.
04:53Yes, it's difficult, but I like it.
04:55It's something that I always keep in mind.
05:01It's something that I like a lot.
05:03Obviously, when you have bad days, when you get home and you see the baby,
05:10everything happens to you, and you are calmer, and you can be more focused for the next day.
05:18It's said that you are a son of a cat, a mouse hunter. Would you like your son...
05:22What's his name?
05:23Wiljer, too.
05:24Wiljer, too? Perfect. Would you like Wiljer Jr. to play baseball?
05:28Yes, I would like it, but I'm not going to force him.
05:31Let him decide what he wants to do. If he wants to play baseball, obviously I will support him.
05:36What advice would you give your son and all the young people who also want to be in the best baseball in the world?
05:43That they follow their dreams, that they work hard, that they don't stop, that they don't rest.
05:49This is very beautiful, but it's also quite difficult, and you have to work hard to get here.
05:55Wiljer, we have a segment called Arepa Power. Do you know how to make arepa?
05:59Yes, of course.
06:00Fried or roasted?
06:02Whatever.
06:03Do you put the water first or the flour?
06:05The flour, and then the water.
06:09If an arepa... I want him to know that the water goes first, but it's a matter of discussion.
06:14If an arepa had your name on it, would you name it Barbero?
06:18Or what name would you give your arepa?
06:21I don't know. Possibly Barbero.
06:24Arepa Barbero. And what would the filling be?
06:28I would make it with shrimp, garlic, and a little bit of cheese.
06:39Like an aphrodisiac, right?
06:41A little bit different.
06:43A lot different. Mayonnaise or butter?
06:46Butter.
06:47If you had the option to bring any player to your team, who would you choose and why?
06:57I don't know.
07:00Active.
07:01Active. I was thinking about not being active, but active.
07:05Well, give me both.
07:06Venezuelan or anyone.
07:09Well, let's put Venezuelan.
07:11Venezuelan.
07:16Active. I think Santander.
07:20Anthony.
07:21Anthony Santander, yes.
07:23And if I'm not active, I think I'll go with Abreu.
07:30Very good.
07:31Thank you, Guellier.
07:32Many blessings. May the health and success continue to accompany you.
07:35Thank you very much.
07:39Fans of the ball and the visit of the Chicago White Sox here in southern Florida,
07:44I am very happy to meet Miguel Gonzalez again,
07:48who is part of the White Sox' coaching staff.
07:52Welcome, Bam Bam.
07:54It's been a long time since I've been able to share with you.
07:58How have you been? Tell us.
08:01All good, thank God.
08:02Now that I'm on the other side of baseball, I don't play anymore.
08:08I'm part of the staff.
08:09Well, a little different, but thank God very well and with good health.
08:14What does this organization mean to you?
08:17And also, what made you debut?
08:20Well, for me, this organization,
08:22practically I've been half my life in this team,
08:25already playing and doing what I'm doing right now as part of the staff.
08:31It's been 15 years.
08:33And well, the truth is that for me here, this organization is a family.
08:38Because practically half, as I told you again,
08:42half of my life I've been here in this organization.
08:44And well, every day learning, I've had several managers,
08:48I've had several staff, I've had different staff.
08:50And the truth is that every day is a learning in this business and in this team.
08:56What are your responsibilities as a bullpen receiver?
09:01What is your job? What do you specialize in?
09:06Well, I, until this year, when the coach that we have, Gutera, arrived.
09:13I've been working with the catchers for six years,
09:16catching bullpens, throwing VPs.
09:19Right now I'm also, I've been included a little more in the computer,
09:23how to translate the reports.
09:26Not only inside the field, but outside the field I've been a little more included
09:33in what is like, that, not the analysis, but translation of reports,
09:39print it, give it to the boys and things like that, that are inside the club.
09:44How does the catcher know that he is ready?
09:49How many throws should he have?
09:51Because, of course, everything varies, from the pitcher, also from the situation,
09:56but how do you know that he is ready?
09:59Yes, well, the truth is that, more than anything, it is a preparation that in the big leagues
10:03every pitcher must have, whatever happens.
10:06Because there are situations, well, right now we have the situation that
10:10every pitcher has to face a minimum of three batters.
10:13It's different than before, that before he faced one, changed one and came.
10:17Now you have a little more time because the pitcher that comes in has to face
10:23three batters when we are talking about relief.
10:26When we are talking about the opening, obviously he has already had four, five, six innings.
10:32Well, mentally and physically, the pitchers have to be ready.
10:37Right now there are a lot of things, like the heavy balls, what they call the playos,
10:43they have leagues, they have a lot of things to prepare for.
10:47When they are told, look, you have to be ready for the second batter,
10:51they are practically pre-heated.
10:56Specifically on that date in September 2013, when you had your first appearance
11:03at the Big Show, what do you remember of that moment and more with this organization?
11:09Well, the truth is that my first memory that I always have and I will always have it
11:16every time I go to the Yankee Stadium, because it was the stadium where
11:19for the first time I went up there.
11:21And one of the anecdotes that I have that I always tell them, that I say, look,
11:25this is something that obviously is not going to happen to me anymore because I am not playing
11:31and those players are no longer there.
11:33I was in the bullpen sitting up in the Yankee Stadium and you know that the fans
11:38start naming the players.
11:40And well, there was Jeter, there was Teixeira, there was Posada, there were all the Cavaliers,
11:46there was LeRodriguez.
11:47Almost no one, right?
11:49LeRodriguez.
11:50And for much better to complete the day, that day Mariano closed.
11:57So it was like an experience for me that day.
12:01I mean, that day was like better when they called me, look, you're going to the Big League.
12:06That experience was better than when they called me.
12:11Despite the short time as a player of the elderly, for Miguel González
12:15has been very different his time as a coach of the organization of the white media of Chicago,
12:19who have trusted in all his knowledge.
12:22And that's why Dandan is happy and we see it with his big smile.
12:26Remember that your smile is powerful.
12:29Hang on, 80 years in Venezuela, taking care of your smile.
12:36Miguel, also having all this experience here in the great leagues as a coach,
12:40have they called you, have they contacted you to work in the Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball?
12:45Well, once I had the opportunity that I was going to work in 2021,
12:53I was going to work with the Sharks of La Guaira,
12:56that option for me is still open,
13:00because my goal right now is to work with a team in Venezuela.
13:05So that option is still open and well, God willing, soon we will have the opportunity.
13:10But is there anything for this next season?
13:13Well, until now we don't know, I don't know yet, but it could be.
13:18And from any team or would you prefer it to be with the Sharks?
13:22No, the truth is that any team, because I mean, I played all my life with the Sharks of La Guaira
13:29and it would be an honor for me to coach with the Sharks of La Guaira,
13:34but as I tell you, in baseball and more I am learning, I am growing,
13:40the truth is that I could work with any team.
13:43Miguel, to finish, we have a segment called Arepa Power.
13:47Do you know how to prepare arepas?
13:48Of course.
13:49Fried or roasted?
13:50Fried.
13:51If an arepa had your name on it, what would it be?
13:54Would you put your arepa on it?
13:55It could be.
13:56And what would the filling be?
13:58Diablito.
13:59Only Diablito?
14:00Diablito.
14:01Why?
14:02Because, I tell you this because it is my son's favorite arepa.
14:05Ok.
14:06And he always, every time someone asks him, look, what is your favorite food?
14:10Arepa with Diablito.
14:13How delicious!
14:14Ok, butter or mayonnaise?
14:16Butter.
14:17If you could have the possibility of bringing any player to this team, who would you choose and why?
14:25Well, the truth is, I would bring Jose Abreu again.
14:30Wow.
14:32And what are the reasons?
14:33Because for me, Jose Abreu was, and still is, a brother.
14:38And the truth is that we share a lot of things.
14:41Even when we were playing, when I played, when I was at Big League Camp.
14:48And I'll tell you a story with him that all started because one year I was at Big League Camp.
14:56And he arrived, and he didn't know, I mean, he arrived and look, and we, well, who is this guy?
15:01And one day I lent him a bat.
15:04That day he arrived, look, I don't have a bat.
15:06And I told him, damn brother, you can use this, use this bat.
15:09And the next day I see two boxes of bats in my locker.
15:12And I say, look, what is this?
15:14No, Abreu sent it to you.
15:15And I say, aha, but who is Abreu?
15:17And nobody knew who Abreu was until we found out Abreu.
15:19And he thanked me with a bat and sent me two boxes of bats.
15:22Wow.
15:23No, but you are full of incredible anecdotes.
15:26If we sit here to tell anecdotes, well.
15:29And the truth is that from there, from that moment, I said, wow, what a tremendous person.
15:35We became very friends, of the family, everything.
15:39And well, we share a lot, a lot here on the team.
15:42And for me he is my brother.
15:48We hope you enjoyed this edition.
15:50But for the next one, it will be much better.
15:52Because we will be from the field of the Globe Live Field.
15:55To bring you all, but all the details of this game of the stars 2024.
16:05From the field, it was presented by Spikestick.
16:08Show your passion, not sweat.
16:10Hang on, your smile is powerful.
16:13Hang on, 80 years in Venezuela, taking care of your smile.
16:22Spikestick.