I've known Ramon since we were in Oakland together after I signed with the A's.
"Miguel Eduardo Olivo Peña" is a Dominican professional baseball catcher who signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League in June 2014. He bats and throws right-handed. He has played with seven Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 2002 to 2014.
More Miguel Olivo on Wikipedia.[He was batting .151 for the Mariners, and the harder he worked, the worse he fared.] I lost all of my confidence in Seattle, ... even though I worked my (rear end) off every day on hitting, blocking, receiving – everything.
I try not to think about the future.
[Olivo praised Padres hitting coach Dave Magadan, who, as a minor league instructor, had given Olivo good grades when the 6-foot, 220-pounder was hitting line drives up the middle for Chicago's Double-A club.] Here, the hitting coach said see the ball and hit it, and swing how you want to, ... That's what I'm doing now.
It was cracked a little bit ... I just finished it. It's hard when you're hitting the ball well and the hits don't come.
I have all of my confidence back. The manager gives me an opportunity to play. He trusts me. I feel like I'm part of the team. I feel so comfortable. I needed something. I needed new faces, a new team. I'm glad I'm here.
My dream is to play every day for a winning club, ... This is my chance to show what I can do. But Ramon Hernandez is the man here.
Oh, no, I will never complain about that. Ramon is a great catcher. It is his job. I was just holding it for him until he came back.
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