The determination, work and effort of recent years has led to Ernest Corrales to fulfill his dream in the professional field of baseball. In this 2022, the Guatemalan will have the opportunity to work alongside the Pittsburgh Pirates of the Major Leagues, as one of the mentors from latin american players of the team.
Guatemalan will work with the Pittsburgh Pirates
At 27 years old, the former national baseball team will live a new adventure in his professional career and will do so for the first time with an organization of Big leagues. The Guatemalan was hired in the department of Development of International Operations.
Visually Impaired Photo Description: Ernesto takes a selfie with the Pirates logo in the background. (Credits: Courtesy of Ernesto Corrales)
Among his main functions is to be a mentor for Latino players, but he will also see the side of the Analytics. Also, it will be like team international operations assistant. His first day of work was January 15.
“Neto”, as he is known by those close to him, will be working from the complex of Florida of the organization, which is located in Bradenton and is known as Pirates City. At the moment, the Guatemalan has not arrived on US soil, but he hopes to travel in the coming days.
Description of the photo for the visually impaired: Ernesto with other Pirates workers. (Credits: Courtesy of Ernesto Corrales)
For Corrales, this new experience will help him learn more about how a organization Major League Baseball. His long-term goal is to stay with the Pirates or open doors in another organization.
This was what Neto told Guatemala.com: «I’m excited because it’s an opportunity where I’m going to learn how a Major League organization works from the inside and that first God will open the doors for me, either to stay long-term with this organization or to get a full-time job with another organization. organization».
Description of the photo for the visually impaired: Ernesto and his co-workers at the Pirates. (Credits: Courtesy of Ernesto Corrales)
Ernesto Corrales’ experience with different baseball teams
Since 2014, Ernesto undertook a trip to the United States with the aim of fulfilling his dream and representing Guatemala at the highest level of baseball. His first stage in North America was as a college player, where he was a pitcher in Jamestown Community College Y Nyack College.
In 2017, he had his first contact with a baseball organization, when he was an assistant in the Communications department at the Little League World Series. While in 2018, he found his first job opportunity at the Major League Baseball —MLB— office, based in Dominican Republic.
Visually Impaired Photo Description: Ernesto on a baseball field during his time with the Marlins Academy. (Credits: Courtesy of Ernesto Corrales)
A year later it was Marketing Assistant Y Latin Community Outreach with the Baysox de Bowie, AA team of the orioles from Baltimore. In 2021, prior to being hired by the Pirates, he worked as Video Assistant on the Marlins Academy Miami, based in the Dominican Republic.
What a chili! Without a doubt, Ernesto is an example that you can accomplish everything you set out to do with effort and work. Its purpose is to open the doors to more Guatemalans abroad who dream of playing in the Major Leagues.
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