García has been one of Washington’s best hitters and has improved his range at second base.
There’s a level of pressure that comes with being a big leaguer. Washington Nationals second baseman Luis García Jr. is familiar with that feeling. But it
“It’s one of those places where it’s just interesting how the fans, you can be 15 for 15, but if you miss that 16th at-bat and now you’re 15 for 16, they start saying that you’re no good,” García said through an interpreter. “You learn to let it come in on one side and come out the other because, obviously, if you do listen to it, it’s not a good thing. So you learn to just focus, concentrate on what you’re doing and not listen to the noise.
In offseasons prior, García would return to his hometown — San Francisco de Macorís — to train on a field his dad built not too far from García’s childhood home. He would play in the Dominican Winter League for a week or two.But this offseason, García played for Gigantes del Cibao for a month and a half, believing the environment would help him grow. García admitted that, in those previous brief stints, the insults from fans would get in his head.
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