Astros players hailing from Mexico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela embody the city we want Houston to be.
Houston Astros fan Issac Mayo, from Mexico, poses fo a photo with Houston Astros pitchers Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu and Framber Valdez before Game 5 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Philadelphia.Admit it, Astros fans. You were worried.
For a city with an estimated 1.7 million foreign-born residents, players such as Dominicans Javier and Framber Valdez, Venezuelan Luis Garcia, and Mexican José Urquidy personify the American Dream. They embody what we want Houston to be — an inclusive, welcoming, worldly city, where dreams aren’t limited by language, birthplace or zip code.
Valdez didn’t even pick up a ball until he was 16, admitting to reporters that he didn’t think he was ready to chase his big-league dream before that. At 5-11 and 170 pounds, Valdez didn’t look like a prototypical starting pitcher, but he impressed Astros scouts in a tryout in the small town of Guayacanes, 58 miles from his hometown of Palenque on the Dominican coast. He quickly rose through the minor leagues as a relief pitcher before transitioning to the starting rotation full-time in 2020.
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