Posted on 07/24/2021 1:13:31 PM PDT by rktman
Eddy Alvarez, a first-generation Cuban American and Team USA baseball player, teared up talking about the honor of being selected as flag-bearer.
The 31-year-old shortstop for the Miami Marlins organization was captured in a video posted to the Team USA Twitter account, showing him tearing up as he talked about the “honor” of carrying the flag, mentioning how his “story represents the American Dream.” According to the New York Post, he was also the first baseball player to have the honor of holding the flag when leading the team into the opening ceremony in Tokyo.
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Thanks for posting. We can’t let the left control our lives. I will watch this team play. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
If the Castro Mafia is ever removed from power in Cuba, Cuba will be the strongest ally in the entire Americas continent.
Yes. I hope his teammates are more like him, and not like homo soccer girls.
Mostly what I saw was good USA chants in the group under the stadium.
The US women’s soccer team is greatly offended.
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