There R Giants Pod-80 with Maria Guardado

Maria Guardado, MLB’s beat writer for the Giants, joins me this week to talk about some of the impressions that various minor league players have made on the major league coaching staff this spring. We talk about how top prospects and some of the lesser known guys have made big impressions on Gabe Kapler and his staff over the last month. We also spend some time talking about Maria’s fantastic story on the Giants Spanish-language classes for English-speaking minor leaguers, which you can read here:

Maria I. Guardado @mi_guardado

This spring, a handful of Giants Minor Leaguers signed up to start learning español. “I think they don’t realize the impact of what it is that they’re doing and what precedent that sets for different languages and people within this organization."

mlb.com‘Qué lo qué, papi’: Giants bridge cultural gaps with Spanish classesSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Since joining the Giants in 2016, manager of education and cultural development Laura Núñez has been in charge of overseeing the organization’s academic efforts, most notably English classes for international players and life skills courses meant to educate young prospects on to…

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