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Leclerc finds motivation from his 'hero' mom

ARLINGTON -- Rangers pitcher Jose Leclerc was having dinner with his family a few weeks ago when he turned to his sister Angelina and asked her a question.

"Did you ever think we would come here?' Leclerc said.

The answer was simple. "No."

When you grow up poor in a small town in the Dominican Republic, when your father walks out on the family when you're a baby, when you go days without any food or shoes to wear, it's almost impossible to dream about pitching in the Major Leagues.

"We suffered a lot," Leclerc said.