“I don’t care if they can’t understand what I’m saying … I want to talk!”
Andres Blanco told that to Leslie Gudel after Sunday’s Phillies’ win over the Nationals.
Born on April 11, 1984, in Venezuela, Blanco was signed as an amateur free agent by the Kansas City Royals at age 16. He debuted four years later but couldn’t stick in the major leagues for a full season. For anyone. The Cubs took him on. Then the Rangers. Nobody gave him a full year.
Players like Andres Blanco are everywhere in baseball.