Alex Verdugo arranges for a mariachi band for Monday’s workout at Fenway South
Alex Verdugo got the party started early Monday morning when he arranged for a mariachi band before team workouts.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora instructed Verdugo and Jarren Duran to do a team-building exercise before they depart for the World Baseball Classic.
The 26-year-old Verdugo took the lead and stayed hours later after the Sox game on Sunday to play Monday’s activities.
“I got done with the game [on Sunday] and I didn't leave here until 6 p.m.,” Verdugo said. “I was taking advantage of the printers and everything that they have here. It was hard work, but it felt good and it was rewarding to kind of see the guys, the clubhouse, everybody, just really enjoy it. It was fun.”
Verdugo presented information about the country of Mexico to his teammates. His father Joe was born in Mexico and many of his family members still live in the country."
“It was on, I think Friday, when we got hit with it,” said Verdugo. “AC had a meeting and at the end of it, asked me and Duran to do a presentation on Mexico. I just got the ball rolling and obviously I knew I had to make a poster with some facts on it. But I think the big thing that kind of got everybody excited was having the mariachi band here.”
The mariachi band played Verdugo’s walkup song, “Volver, Volver” by Vicente Fernández, which thrilled Sox players and coaches.
Verdugo found the mariachi band by simply googling for one’s in the Fort Myers area.
“Google. You just Google them and we found them,” Verdugo said. “They were out of Cape Coral. They were able to drive out here and help me out. It was great. They were great, honestly. I was a little nervous, obviously being in Fort Myers and I was like, ‘I hope they’re good,’ you know what I mean? But they were great and it came out really good.”
Verdugo has been swinging a hot bat to begin the spring, collecting four hits in two games. The outfielder is poised for a breakout season after taking Cora’s words to heart on a player that needed to take a big step forward in 2023.
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