Víctor Mesa Sr. and Derek Jeter in the same room.
The official announcement to present the two new members of the Marlins was as charged with symbolism as it was with hopes for a better future for the Miami organization.
When Jeter and Mike Hill, executive director and president of baseball operations, placed jerseys with the surname Mesa on the backs of Víctor Víctor and Víctor Jr, it became clear that the impossible a few years ago was now a reality.
“From the beginning we said that we were going to look for the best of international talent and this is what we are doing today,” Jeter said.