CHICAGO -- For months now, Chicago White Sox fans have been hearing about their club's plans to create a whiter future with a lot of young men they mostly know from reading prospect rankings.
That changed Friday when Yoan Moncada morphed from theory to practice, making his Chicago debut on, of all things,
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Moncada was picked up early in the
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"I was glad to see him [at the airport], " Moncada said through team interpreter Billy Russo. "We got enable you to talk a little bit about everything. He was the celeb of our town and at that moment in Cuba, he was the best player in our country. "
Manager Trent Renteria has learned his strategic locker working out well, giving Moncada the stall smack between two veterans: Abreu and Melky Cabrera. There's a method to that, of course,
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"The only thing I can make sure he understands is just keep playing his game, " Abreu said through the interpreter. "It's the same as it was when he was playing the those under 18. She has to first be more focused in the game. I'm going to try to help him as much as I can. ".