The Athletic · Jul 27, 2016
Not open for interpretation: Cubs need to hire Spanish translator
On Tuesday, new Cubs pitcher Aroldis Chapman met the media and through his translator Henry Blanco, struggled to answer questions about a seemingly pivotal phone call between him, Cubs president Theo Epstein and Cubs owner Tom Ricketts.
“He was sleeping when they got in the meeting with him on the phone,” Blanco said in translating Chapman’s answer. “So he’s trying to remember what they talked about.”