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Miami Marlins Chief Execu-
tive Officer Derek Jeter looks
on during the first full-squad
spring training workout on
Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Ju-
piter, Fla.
Associated Press
Marlins take

leadership

role in

teaching

players

Spanish

By STEVEN WINE
AP Sports Writer
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — New
Miami Marlins catcher
Jorge Alfaro showed up for
the team's first full-squad
spring training workout
wearing a T-shirt that read,
"I talk (trash) about you in
Spanish," with a word more
pungent and less publish-
able than "trash."
The Marlins' English speak-
ers are onto him.
At the behest of CEO Derek
Jeter, the Marlins last year
began Spanish language
classes for coaches, and
the program has since
been expanded through-
out the organization, from
media relations to ana-
lytics to the front office. Harden's 30-point streak ends
Now minor league players
who speak English are be- as Rockets beat Hawks 119-111
ing taught Spanish, while
Spanish-speakers learn
English — part of a trend in Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives to the basket as Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon (14) defends during the
Major League Baseball to- second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Houston.
ward more bilingual teams. Associated Press
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