El Bullpen: Wedding bells, baby joy, heart surgery and a new home
By Andy Martinez
This week in Latino béisbol: a wedding, new baby, a possible new home and an Italian vacation. Players are living their best life this offseason.
¡Felicidades para los novios!
World Series champion catcher, Christian Vázquez got married over the weekend to his wife, Gabriela. From bowties, to bridesmaid dresses and roses, RED was the main color of the wedding. We wonder if Vázquez was wearing Red Sox?
A Venezuelan Princess is born
Elvis Andrus and his wife Cori welcomed their first daughter this week. Andrus shared the below photo on Instagram with the world saying “Welcome to this world my beautiful princess ? Lucia Alessandra we love u.”
Rooted in Oakland
On Wednesday, the Oakland A’s revealed plans for a new ballpark on the waterfront of the East Bay Area.
Based on some of the reactions noticed by Cut4, players like Carlos Correa and J.D. Martinez are excited about the potential new destination.
Ciao Francisco!
Francisco Cervelli is enjoying the off-season with his Mom in Italy. He shared this video of him and his Mamma in Venezia, Italia. Cervelli is half Italian on his dad’s side.
Kenley Jansen On the mend
This week, Kenley Jansen posted this photo of himself after his heart procedure thanking his fans for their thoughts, prayers and kind messages. Jansen spoke with MLB Network after his procedure saying: “The surgery, it was a five-and-a-half hour procedure. Everything went fantastic. They found the problem, they put my heart back to normal. Now it’s recovery time. I feel fantastic, feel fine. I have a little pain inside but feeling much better.
Featured Image: Christian Vázquez Instagram