 Coach Nicolas Reyes
Nicolas Reyes is a coach of young baseball players, ages 5 to 10 years, in Centro Habana, Cuba. He is a youthful 61 years, a coach for 38 years. Nicolas is a legend in Centro Habana, a celebrity on its streets and on rocky fields of dreams. He says, "I love to work with kids who don't even know how to hold a bat. If I was born again, I'd like to come back as what I am now, a coach of young players." Nicolas played shortstop for the powerhouse Habana Industrialies, the equivalent of Major League baseball in Cuba. As a player he was known as "the small pelotero with the huge heart." Happily married for 38 years, he is the proud father of four children and four grandchildren. |
