The abandoned fields on Bruner Avenue is where the Astor Academy is training, and the organizers are hopeful this is the place where the next major league baseball star is born.
"We stretch them out, we get a little jog in, we run," said Jose Cuvas, Astor Baseball League director. "Then we start playing catch.""I wake up in the morning at 6:50 and I'm like 'Oh my god, I’m so tired,'" said Emmitt Ulloa, a shortstop. "But then I get here and it’s not as bad because my adrenaline is going."
"I get most of the action and I feel like I rule the whole field," said catcher Edward Taderes Ulloa.don't mind the grind. In fact, they're grateful for it. Many of the families wouldn't be able to afford what's become an expensive sport, if it weren't for the league's president, Eladio Rodriguez.
If you ask the trainers what makes Astor Baseball Club different from all the other baseball clubs throughout the city, they're going to tell you it’s that heavy Dominican influence from the coaches to the players. "It's not just for you. It's for your family, your parents, and everybody else around you," said Rafael Ulloa, the fitness trainer. "So, if you are going to make it as a baseball player, you're pushing for everyone around you. And that's what makes you hungrier, and that's what makes you want to strive and push for more and more.""I need to do my best and always try hard," said Andryull Rodriguez.
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