They say like father like son, and in MLB normally it happens often that a player has his son follow him into the sport as often happens in others like Pro Wrestling, NBA, NFL and so on... A Lot of father son duo's have played over the years and in the MLB the most known would probably be Barry and his dad Bobby Bonds also Ken Griffey Sr and Jr.
The Marlins have on the team both Ryan Weathers, and Griffin Conine (who's now on rehab in AAA after what looked like a season ending injury) both guys are kids of ex players for the Marlins in the 90's and early 2000's. Conine being the son of Jeff Conine who's looked as Mr. Marlin by fans as he won world series rings on both '97 and '03 with the team.
So this sort of thing is typical but this last couple of days they brought back up Victor Mesa Jr. Now his name might not ring a bell with a lot of you because his dad wasn't a known MAJOR League hitter or pitcher but he played in Cuba, and was a well known communist, and major Fidel Castro and revolution supporter.
Victor Victor Mesa signed with the Miami Marlins for 5.25 Million while his brother Victor Jr signed for 1 Million.
When they both got here and were able to sign with a MLB team as they were not drafted via their schools or in the normal draft. A lot of Cuban fans didn't like the move but the team has lost so much fanbase over the years with bad owners, and front office who don't listen to fans that the backlash while bad wasn't as bad as it should be.
The team should know better than to make this cultural mistake. You don't bring a known son of a communist who's dad is hated to play in the heart of the community where his dad is hated. This could be why they don't draw fans you think?
The older brother spent 3 years in the minors and never took off until 2023 when he literally took off and left the team in mid season and never returned to the teams minors, and he's considered as of now sort of retired. The younger brother just made it up this year for his call up and on his birthday he hit a home run. He hasn't made much noise in the minors or majors also but has shown more flashes of being a decent hitter than his older brother who once considered a top prospect totally flopped.
As you can imagine the Cuban community which I myself am part of are really upset with the Marlins over them signing these two as the dad represents everything we have had hate for in our soul for the last 60 plus years. The Castro's and current Cuban dictatorship is pure evil, and personally I've lost family to them. So it cuts deep knowing this team is now employing someone as a player who's dad helped the Castro's and is still in favor of what he did.
Mesa Sr. acknowledged being a "communist" in a 2020 TV interview, which was cited as a reason the United States denied him permanent residency in early 2022. This statement contrasted with his background as a former Cuban baseball player and manager who had previously been considered for permanent residency in this country. Now picture this under TRUMP he was told no cause he's a communist, and under Biden he's allowed in because he's a communist. Tells you a lot right?
So now we're stuck with a communist ball player in the middle of Little Havana playing for the Miami Marlins. The team has got some backlash but not as much as when once manager Ozzie Guillen made pro Fidel Castro comments years back and got let go at the end of that year. The sad thing is these two brother were signed by Jeter, and Kim NG the DEI hired GM lady who is now gone. They both are, and both are left liberal semi communist in their radical mind also.
When they both got here and were able to sign with a MLB team as they were not drafted via their schools or in the normal draft. A lot of Cuban fans didn't like the move but the team has lost so much fanbase over the years with bad owners, and front office who don't listen to fans that the backlash while bad wasn't as bad as it should be.
The team should know better than to make this cultural mistake. You don't bring a known son of a communist who's dad is hated to play in the heart of the community where his dad is hated. This could be why they don't draw fans you think?
The older brother spent 3 years in the minors and never took off until 2023 when he literally took off and left the team in mid season and never returned to the teams minors, and he's considered as of now sort of retired. The younger brother just made it up this year for his call up and on his birthday he hit a home run. He hasn't made much noise in the minors or majors also but has shown more flashes of being a decent hitter than his older brother who once considered a top prospect totally flopped.
As you can imagine the Cuban community which I myself am part of are really upset with the Marlins over them signing these two as the dad represents everything we have had hate for in our soul for the last 60 plus years. The Castro's and current Cuban dictatorship is pure evil, and personally I've lost family to them. So it cuts deep knowing this team is now employing someone as a player who's dad helped the Castro's and is still in favor of what he did.
Mesa Sr. acknowledged being a "communist" in a 2020 TV interview, which was cited as a reason the United States denied him permanent residency in early 2022. This statement contrasted with his background as a former Cuban baseball player and manager who had previously been considered for permanent residency in this country. Now picture this under TRUMP he was told no cause he's a communist, and under Biden he's allowed in because he's a communist. Tells you a lot right?
So now we're stuck with a communist ball player in the middle of Little Havana playing for the Miami Marlins. The team has got some backlash but not as much as when once manager Ozzie Guillen made pro Fidel Castro comments years back and got let go at the end of that year. The sad thing is these two brother were signed by Jeter, and Kim NG the DEI hired GM lady who is now gone. They both are, and both are left liberal semi communist in their radical mind also.
This is troubling as I don't know Bruce Sherman the owner or his politics or that of current GM Peter Bendix. BUT as it is sheer having this guy on the roster is bad news. IF it blows up in their face this is the second time they bring in someone pro Castro to an area full of Cubans.
Someone get them the memo please. WE Don't like Communists. His own words he called himself a communist and snitch. ON TV, and Radio, and still again doesn't deny his friendship or Fidel or feeling of being a communist. During the interview, the lines opened and a fan of the program called to tell Victor Mesa that he was a communist, to which Mesa replied, "Yes, I am." And doubles down on still being one.
The program I speak about is on the video here in Spanish so I will translate for you but when the host took the call he noticed there was tension so he tried to calm down the caller by asserting that he himself the host was anti-communist but that everyone was free to think as they wished. In past interviews, Victor Mesa expressed his admiration for Fidel Castro. So we are ashamed that the team in Miami that plays in the heart of Little Havana would welcome with open arms this ball player.
The program I speak about is on the video here in Spanish so I will translate for you but when the host took the call he noticed there was tension so he tried to calm down the caller by asserting that he himself the host was anti-communist but that everyone was free to think as they wished. In past interviews, Victor Mesa expressed his admiration for Fidel Castro. So we are ashamed that the team in Miami that plays in the heart of Little Havana would welcome with open arms this ball player.
We hope this doesn't last, and for once I find myself actually rooting for a member of this team to fail, and fail hard.
So let's see how this one works out for the team which is already not drawing fans as it is. Will the Cubans stay away? Will they support a communist ball player? And the son of a HATED Communist pro Fidel Castro Cuban player? Only time will tell.
Until such time stay Communist FREE!
