On this week's Making Contact, we talk about baseball with the help of some Venezuelan players living in Peru. In a story brought to us by the podcast In Confianza, with Pulso, we hear about how their hopes and dreams of making it big can fuel community when they're living far from home. The story featured in this show first aired in July 2024.

Featuring:

Raian Baute, Venezuelan baseball aficionado | Rodrigo Baute, Los Astros player | Manny Padron, Major League Baseball scout for the Miami Marlins | Franklin Lopez, Los Astros coach | Wilmer Flores, baseball player for the San Francisco Giants

Making Contact Team:

• Episode host: Lucy Kang
• Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
• Executive Director: Jina Chung
• Engineer: [Jeff Emtman](http://www.jeffemtman.com/)
• Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain

Music credit:

"Drums" by Andrewfai via Pixabay

Guest Episode Credits - In Confianza from Pulso

• Show hosted by Liz Rebecca Alarcón
• Story produced and narrated by Anthony Wallace
• Editing by Mark Pagán and Charlie Garcia
• Audio engineering and scoring by Anthony Wallace
• Additional audio engineering and mixing by Charlie Garcia

Listen to the full episode from In Confianza, with Pulso

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