GOODYEAR, Arizona – Eugenio Suárez and José Peraza occupy the left side of the Cincinnati Reds infield. Where they stand, it is not a place that you want to allow your mind to wander.
But there's more than baseball on their minds these days.
Suárez and Peraza are from Venezuela. The homeland is in turmoil.
“It’s something you try not to think about,” said Reds assistant trainer Tomas Vera, another Venezuelan. “You try to feel that everything is OK and concentrate on what you do here in the States. But the reality is when you call home and talk to someone, they let you know right away that it’s not good.