Ep. 195: Inside the White Sox prospects trip to the Dominican Republic

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Thirteen of the White Sox top American born prospects are in the Dominican Republic this week for a cultural exchange trip organized by the White Sox, giving players like Dylan Cease, Nick Madrigal, Zack Collins and Dane Dunning a first-hand experience to learn about the country where many of their Latin teammates like Eloy Jimenez call home. Chuck Garfien speaks with Ryan McGuffey who is covering the trip for NBC Sports Chicago. They talk about the White Sox training academy in the Dominican Republic (3:50), what the players are learning and how they're bonding on the trip (6:30), the crazy atmosphere going to a Dominican Winter League game (11:10), going with Reynaldo Lopez to the home where he grew up (14:40), personal stories from the trip (23:15) and more.

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0:19.0	Deep to the Red.
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0:22.6	Carlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead.
0:25.8	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
0:28.8	You can't put it on board.
0:31.5	Yes.
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1:04.0	Chuck Arfine here and 13 of the White Sox's top American-born prospects are in the Dominican
1:10.2	Republic this week on a cultural trip put together by the White Sox top American-born prospects are in the Dominican Republic this week on a cultural
1:12.4	trip put together by the White Sox, exposing them to the culture that many of their Latin
1:18.0	teammates like Eloy Jimenez and Ronaldo Lopez grew up in. They're being given a first-hand
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