Roberto Angotti interviews Marten Gasparini of Kansas City Royals

Roberto Angotti of the blog MLBforLife.com did an interview with Marten Gasparini, the most expensive European signing so far, who has started his professional baseball career last summer. Read the full interview here.

Roberto: You began playing stickball when you were eight-years-old and picked up your first baseball bat at age 10, correct?
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Marten Gasparini: Yeah, like for fun with my friends. I used to watch baseball movies and read books and newspapers about the game. Everybody loves America, you know. America is famous throughout the whole world. American sports are famous…baseball, basketball, football. They are kind of attractive. I wanted to try it and see how it would turn out.
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Roberto: Did you always play shortstop or with the speed you that you possess and are blessed with did you find playing centerfield gave you more versatility? Did FIBS Academy Director and Team Italia coach Bill Holmberg have a big influence on you while playing for the Italian National team at the various levels?
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Marten Gasparini: He has been a positive influence on me and has put me at shortstop because he always thought that was the best position for me to play. I can play in the outfield and that’s where I played my first workout with the Italian National Under 18 team. That was because I was young and they needed players with more experience at that position.

Read the full interview here.