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The Tigers staged a ceremony before Monday's defeat at Athletics, celebrating Leonys Martin and Jose Iglesias who got their US citizenship.
"It's a dream come true." pic.twitter.com/CObQcwVcGB
– Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 26, 2018
"I will never forget my country, but it's great to be part of the United States," Martin said, via apnews.com. "Being able to do it here in the stadium, just in front of the fans, it was very moving."
Martin, an outfielder of 30-year-old Cuban descent, began his career with the Rangers after defeating before ending up with the Tigers in the offseason.
Congratulation to @JoseIglesias_SS and @ leonys27martin on becoming citizens of the United States today! pic.twitter.com/fluNOmmDEU
– Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 26, 2018
Iglesias, also born in Cuba, said that he is still adapting to his new culture as he enjoys his best statistical season with the Tigers.
"It's hard, man, you came in. You are facing a new culture, facing a new language, facing new foods, new things," Iglesias said. "Still to learn, I have been here for 10 years and I am still learning."
The manager of the Tigers, Ron Gardenhire, just hopes the two will make the trip to Toronto this weekend.
"It's really cool, these guys are really proud of it, I just hope they can come to Canada," he said. "They lost their visas and their cards. green now that they have taken this citizenship, so they must get a passport so that they can accompany us to Canada in a few days.
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