This paper seeks to understand how Americans in the professional baseball community communicate with Spanish-speaking players. To further uncover how English-speaking players interact with their Spanish-speaking counterparts, 22 interviews were conducted with American members of the baseball community. Through the purview of cultural fusion theory, this article seeks to understand how English and Spanish-speaking baseball players accommodate each other. More specifically, the researchers interviewed ten current MiLB players, three former players, four current coaches who also played professionally, four team and league personnel, and one athletic trainer. It was concluded that baseball is a language that everyone can use to communicate through and players must be comfortable to immerse themselves in Spanish to learn and to be willing to fail. Interviewees also claim that language learning improves team chemistry which can impact wins and losses.

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“我只学了一个短语：”职业棒球中的语言习得和文化融合

本文旨在了解职业棒球界的美国人如何与西班牙语球员交流。为了进一步了解英语球员如何与西班牙语球员互动，我们对美国棒球界的成员进行了 22 次采访。通过文化融合理论的范围，本文试图了解英语和西班牙语棒球运动员如何相互适应。更具体地说，研究人员采访了十名现任 MiLB 球员、三名前球员、四名现任职业教练、四名球队和联盟人员以及一名体育教练。结论是，棒球是一种每个人都可以用来交流的语言，球员必须能够轻松地沉浸在西班牙语中学习并愿意失败。受访者还声称，语言学习可以改善团队化学反应，从而影响输赢。