SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Yasmany Tomas took his last practice swings, packed his bat and carried his oversized No. 24 duffel bag toward the clubhouse.
On the way, a dozen fans waited just outside a fence, calling the 6-foot-2 Cuban slugger's name, holding out balls and gloves and begging for autographs and selfies.
''Where's the fat guy?'' the 24-year-old Tomas asked, suddenly uneasy with the small frenzy.
He called again for his interpreter and full-time assistant, Ariel Prieto. ''Gordo! Gordo!'' he shouted, using the Spanish word for fat.
Realizing his countryman was on another field at the Arizona Diamondbacks practice facility, Tomas paused, then walked toward the fans alone.