The series of meetings that the Colorado Rockies and the Houston Astros will be carrying out in Mexico It is an opportunity for Alan Trejo to get a little closer to his Mexican heritage, the one that has marked the first years of his career in the Major Leagues.
The Rockies utility man highlighted the importance that a legend of Mexican baseball like Vinny Castilla has had, who shone as a player with the Colorado team where he formed a good offensive connection with figures like Andrés Galarraga and Dante Bichette, known as the Bombers of the Blake Street.
“Vinny (Castilla) is one of the most popular Mexican players in history, behind Fernando Valenzuela. It is great to learn from him and talk about baseball in general with him, he is a great baseball mind.”commented Alan Trejo during an interview he conducted with ESPN Digital upon his arrival in Mexico.
The Colorado ninth player also spoke about what the influence of Mexican culture has been not only in his career in the Major Leagues during his four seasons but also on a personal level, having good memories of his childhood.
“That’s part of my culture, I grew up in a house where Spanish was spoken,” Trejo said. “I always joke that we didn’t need to go out to eat because my mom is an excellent cook of Mexican food.”recalled the player who was born in California 27 years ago.
Alan Trejo also recalled what the approach was like with the players born in Mexico taking into account the language barrier. “At first I got a little nervous because we had many players born in Mexico and I am a Mexican born in the United States, but Benji was key because he is bilingual and made us all get closer.”said.
“In the end we got along very well and it was as if we had all known each other for more than ten years, and I think that was reflected on the field,” added the Mexican, who highlighted the positive aspects of this series of Major League matches that will be taking place. out in Mexico.
“In this series, young Mexicans are going to see players like Charlie Blackmon, Kris Bryant, Jeremy Pena and Jose Altuve. They are going to see us and they are going to start imagining being in the Major Leagues. I think that will help grow the popularity of our sport, and the way things are going, Mexico is going to have many more young people in the Major Leagues.”Trejo said.
Alan Trejo debuted in the Major Leagues with the Rockies in the 2021 season and from that moment on he has been increasing his performance with the Colorado team, with which this season he is having a rather slow start playing in just four games.
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