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NEW YORK -- Luis Gil's former coach remembers the first time he realized his player was different. It was at a tournament in Baní in early 2013. Gil was a skinny 14-year-old shortstop turned pitcher because hitting clearly wasn't his thing. He was scheduled to pitch the next game, but he had been dealing with command issues, so his coach informed him he wasn't going to start. Gil lost it.
"He said, 'Damn! It's my turn!'" the coach, who goes by Francisco Díaz, said in Spanish with a laugh. "And I said, 'Relax, you're going to pitch a lot.