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Family and baseball: Jose Puentes’ journey to coaching professionally

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For many lovers of baseball, there is a time where we are all told that we can’t play the child’s game anymore. We may never know when this time is, but when it does come, it’s apparent. Many coaches from developmental baseball all the way to the major leagues have been told they can’t play anymore, but that doesn’t stop someone from staying involved in the game.

The Houston Astros, an organization that has opened new doors across different countries and impacted lives in and out of the organization, has an impactful coach with a long journey within their Florida Coast League.