PHOENIX -- Yasmany Tomas rubbed his head and exhaled. He scratched his forehead.
The large flat screen television behind him went dark and then it flashed on. The audio in the D-backs' interview room was tuned. The video connection was all set.
"Ay, Mami," Tomas said with a laugh.
Tomas' mother, Melba Rosa Bacallao, the guest of honor in this month's Spanish-language news conference, couldn't find the button on her cellphone back in Havana, Cuba, that would transport her image to Chase Field. Her son shook his head and giggled.
"Mami, answer the phone," Tomas said in Spanish.