It's dangerous, Wynton Bernard said, but it's sweet.
The Detroit Tigers outfielder prospect talked by phone from Caracas, Venezuela, this week, where he was in his first days playing winter ball with Leones del Caracas.
"It's going to be a good learning experience," Bernard said. "There's a million fans at these games."
Bernard, 24, hit .301 with 43 stolen bases for Double-A Erie this season.
It was the second consecutive year he stole 40-plus bases — he stole 45 in his Midwest League Most Valuable Player season with Class A West Michigan in 2014 — and he said the step-up in the minor leagues forced him to work on his first step.