MIAMI
On Tuesday afternoon, on his way to Marlins Park, Eric Hosmer peered at the downtown skyline and considered the length of his journey.
When he was a boy, growing up between Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Miami, he would sometimes make a similar drive with his parents, Mike and Ileana, and older brother Mikey. They would drive to Sun Life Stadium, the old home of the Florida Marlins, and Hosmer would make it a point to watch batting practice. Sometimes, he said, he would pick out one player, shagging baseballs during batting practice.
Some day, he thought, that’s going to be me.