Derek Jeter and A-Rod praised Luis Sojo

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Inside baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) There are few players who have the honor of being recognized by big stars. To do this, it is essential to have two tools: the first, to play at a high level and the second, to be considered one of the best in his position. As is the case of Luis Sojolegendary player New York Yankees.

Soy He played his last seasons in Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees y Pittsburgh Pirates. However, in the first two he had an interesting and successful step. In 1996 he played alongside Alex Rodriguez and months later he did the same with the former captain of New York Yankees, Derek Jeter.

Although the Venezuelan’s role was not a starter, he had extensive experience as a second baseman. shortstop and third base. For this reason, both players did not hesitate to approach each other in search of advice.

Fact that commented Luis Sojo about three years ago on the podcast “A Theme at Play”. “When you tell the truth to people, they will respect you more and that is what I did with them.” Meanwhile, a few days ago, both players reaffirmed their word in “The Deal”, podcast broadcast through the Bloomberg Originals channel. Where they did not hesitate to thank the Venezuelan legend.

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Sojo, star mentor in New York Yankees

The vast majority of players who reached their maximum playing potential did so by putting into practice the advice they received at the beginning of their career. Fact that they commented in their own voice Derek Jeter y Alex Rodriguez.

For its part, Jeter mentioned that he spoke personally with George Steinbrenner to praise Luis Sojo “Mr. Steinbrenner, Luis Sojo, helped me more than any other infielder of the time or coach,” Despite this, the Venezuelan left New York Yankees.

“Luis he was the best, I learned a lot from him and if you are in the front office, so to speak, you may not know the value that Luis Sojo “It contributes to the young players in the clubhouse.”he continued Derek Jeter when referring to the departure of the Venezuelan.

Besides, A-Rod He responded surprised and brought up an anecdote about Soy. “Luis is one of those guys that you love, you look at him and you start laughing. When I was 19 he supported me no matter what and there was a play I made at shortstop where I looked a little carefree and got a force out instead of a double play. I assumed he was pretty good while he looked at me dirty and he said what are you doing? You have to get two outs, attack that ball and make a good pitch, we need two outs. I will never forget that, sometimes those kinds of things are told to you by a player, but not by a coach.”.

Sojo leader within the diamond

Finally, Alex Rodriguez recognized that Luis Sojo He was a great leader, since for him it changed his career. In turn, the former captain of New York Yankees He explained the reason why he considers Luis Sojo as a reference. “We worked every day with ground balls and he made it seem like fun, you know, you play baseball every day, there are 162 games and it didn’t get monotonous. “We had fun and worked hard at the same time.”

For any baseball player, the recognition of his former teammates must be gratifying, even if they do not maintain frequent contact. That says a lot about the kind of person he is. Luis Sojo. The Venezuelan’s passage through New York Yankees It is part of his most important achievements as an athlete, since with them he won four World Series titles (1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000).

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