The Pittsburgh Pirates have an intriguing prospect on their roster. It’s shortstop Leover Peguero, 23.
MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball (MLB), profiled Peguero on Friday, saying, “He has an informal English education. He didn’t learn it from books, he learned it from beats. Peguero is Pittsburgh’s No. 6 minor league prospect in MLB.com’s 2023 prospect rankings. He made his big league debut last year, but only appeared in one game. This season, he is batting .266 (38-for-143) with four home runs and 19 RBIs at Double-A. He was ranked 78th overall in Baseball America’s prospect rankings last year.
A native of Iguey, Dominican Republic, Peguero remembers the exact moment he fell in love with the English language, according to MLB.com. 메이저사이트 He was 10 years old when he heard a song by Curtis Jackson, better known as rapper 50 Cent. “I don’t remember which song I heard, but it was probably ‘In Da Club,'” Peguero recalls, “maybe ‘Many Men’ or ’21 Questions.'” “I fell in love with English. I remember asking my uncle, ‘What’s that language,’ and ‘Who’s singing it?’ That’s how I got started.”
MLB.com reports that Peguero struggled to grasp the nuances of the language, but after hearing a 50 Cent song for the first time, he was determined to keep learning. Now he’s comfortable enough with English to speak to the media in English. Peguero joked that he tried to remember only the good words in the song lyrics, not the profanity. His favorite artists include rappers Young Thug and Lil Baby, along with 50 Cent.
Peguero’s message is clear. “One of the things I always say is that if you really want something, you work for it. You have to be patient,” he says. “You have to believe that you can make it happen. I think the most important thing is not to give up.”
