How minor league Latin players adjust to life in America - (specifically with the Boston Red Sox)

Duncan Webb, a native of Lynn, Mass. is in his second season as Boston’s Latin Education Coordinator.

“I describe my role as assisting Latin American players in all aspects and helping them in their transition,” said Webb, who graduated from Amherst in 2004 with a double major in psychology and Spanish. “Baseball in a way can be a universal language. You can put these guys on a field with American guys and they get along fine because they play the game the same way.

“But off the field is when they need help - especially outside of the (Fort Myers) complex. They end up finding themselves in a lot of situations that are new to them.””*

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