BALTIMORE -- Jonathan Schoop never forgets his roots.
Schoop, a native of Curacao, spends his offseasons there. The All-Star -- coming off a career year in which he was named Most Valuable Oriole -- still goes to the same field he grew up on to prepare for the upcoming season.
"My dad and my brother brought me here to this field. I got a uniform on, and I've learned here since I was 4," said Schoop, who played right field and shortstop as a kid. "I kept learning and learning and listening to my coaches and getting better.