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Orestes Destrade - BR Bullpen (585 words) |
 | Destrade became the only player ever to homer in his first series plate appearance 3 years in a row, accomplishing this feat versus the Tokyo Giants in '90, the Hiroshima Carp in '91 and the Yakult Swallows in '92. |
| Destrade returned home to be closer to his father, though he now expresses regret and says he should have stayed in Japan. |
| Destrade made his debut as a baseball commentator in 1994, when he was brought in to do guest work on the Japan Series. |
| Call of the Game }>> NEWS (353 words) |
| Destrade, who was born in Cuba and played in Japan in his pre-Marlin days, may be the perfect broadcaster for the WBC as he is fluent in English, Spanish and Japanese. |
| "Orestes will be able to talk to these players in their languages," said ESPN Senior Coordinating Producer Tim Scanlan, who wants game broadcasts to focus on how baseball integrates with the cultures of the countries. |
| Destrade, who was scheduled to call Thursday's Korea game on XM with Steve Lenox (the voice of the Wilmington Blue Rocks and the former voice of the Batavia Muckdogs), is predicting a final four of the United States, Japan, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. |
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