He doesn’t shrink from the challenge. Not much less does he feel pressure for being the Colombian prospect to sign the most expensive bonus with a Major League Baseball (MLB) organization.
Michael Arroyo, a 17-year-old from Bolivar, made history on Monday by sealing his bond with the Seattle Mariners for $1,375,000 dollars, a record figure for our country, leaving behind the $1,300,000 that the Texas Rangers they paid at the time for the sincelejano Jorge Alfaro.
The path for this man from Cartagena is just beginning in international baseball, but he is clear about the key to being able to fulfill his dream of playing in the Major Leagues.
“You have to concentrate and play ball,” he told EL HERALDO, who was present at his signing with this ninth.
“This is a joy. It is a dream that I have been working on since I was a child. Thanks to my father, my brother (Carlos Arroyo jr., Caymanes and Miami Marlins player), who have given me a lot of advice and have put me on the path of baseball and here I am”, said the athlete.
“I am going calmly, but I am going with little pressure. My father (Carlos Arroyo) was signed by the Mariners and had good numbers. Now I have the responsibility to overcome him,” he added.
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