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Posted on: June 18th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Sports ] [ Colorado ] [ Denver ]
Tags: Baseball, Panama
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“On the mound, Rockies setup man Manny Corpas seems fearless. Off the field, the 24-year-old is quiet and shy, a product of Panama City, Panama, where he grew up extremely poor. He is still learning to speak English and negotiate his way around a major-league locker room and American cities.
“Yes, I think its important for me to learn,” Corpas said, using assistant clubhouse director Joe Diaz to translate. “With the little bit of English I know, its enough for me to mix in a little bit. I feel comfortable here, but I want to learn more.”"
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