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July 16, 2024 27 mins

In this episode of The Step Up, Manuel Beltre Jr discusses what life was like coming from the Dominican Republic to play baseball in the United States. Manuel also shares why he had to work harder than American players, how it felt getting drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays and how he learned to speak English by watching Kevin Hart. 

 

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