How to speak Italian with Team Italy slugger Robel Garcia

Team Italy infielder Robel Garcia is featured in a special instructional video on how to speak Italian on the Chicago Cubs YouTube channel. The versatile switch-hitter performed well for Team Italy from both sides of the plate in the 2018  in the Netherlands. In fact, he hit for the cycle in the 11-1 mercy-rule victory over Belgium on September 19, 2018. Robel Garcia ranked in the Top 4 of the Team Italy offense overall in following categories: first in triples (1), second in home runs (3), slugging percentage (1.313), and sacrifice flies (1), third in batting average (.563), on-base percentage (.579), runs scored (5), hits (9), and total bases (21), and fourth in RBI (7), doubles (1), and walks (2). As a dominant player for the Italian 2018 Serie A1 Champion Fortitudo Bologna squad, he raked in the Italian Baseball Series Championship with a second-best .571 slugging percentage and a third-best .357 batting average.

Chicago Cubs teammate and Team Italy infielder Daniel Descalso is also featured in the latest episode of Bae vs. Ballplayer, which was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2020 Cubs Convention for the Chicago Cubs YouTube channel on January 18, 2020. Forza #Italia! 

by Roberto Angotti