Facing his locker, AirPods in his ears, Willson Contreras pulled out a little samba move as he danced his way into the next phase of his pre-game routine.
Before meetings and batting practice, Contreras began his morning by lifting weights, trying to get his mind on baseball and off the stress that has heaped the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Baseball is providing the 26 year-old with an escape from the devastating situation in his homeland of Venezuela.
“When I’m at the ballpark I’m happy, I enjoy my teammates and every second here,” Contreras told me during spring training.