Maybe Danny is hiding safely behind all his naiveté, and the fact that he doesn't speak a word of English. He is a painfully shy kid, staring at the floor a lot, but when asked about his recent experiences with Little League Baseball Incorporated, he lifts his head, smiles and says in Spanish, "It was so much fun and happiness." All of it? "All of it," he says.Īll of it? How could all of it possibly have been fun and happiness when Danny's father was being threatened with arrest and Danny's coach was considering suicide? Well, somehow, the disgrace didn't translate. American shame and outrage swirled noisily around him after his baseball triumph had been exposed as fraud, but Danny didn't understand the commotion, and still doesn't. Subscribe today!ĭanny Almonte was untouched by the stench, like a rose growing implausibly in a sewer. This story appeared in ESPN The Magazine's Dec. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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