00:00Everybody in this room, I think, knows, has grinded, whether it's grinding through the minor leagues, how hard it is
00:08to get here, right?
00:10And then, when you get here, you realize for a period of time how hard it is to stay here.
00:17And then to get here, stay here, and do it for 10 seasons is really freaking hard.
00:23And I know for a lot of people in this room, that's a big goal for everybody, to get 10
00:28years of service, and all that comes with that.
00:32So, we get to celebrate.
00:34Where is Wilson?
00:36Wilson, come on up, man.
00:3810 years of service.
00:49And this has been, for me to you, like, I didn't know Wilson, but, like, man, I've been spring training,
00:55and to watch you play the game as hard as you play it, and have done it for 10 years,
01:00that is nothing to sniff at.
01:02It's pretty awesome.
01:03So, another battle.
01:10Tommy, Tommy, go ahead.
01:11We've got a video we're going to play.
01:14Nino, two in the center field, first hit.
01:20What a scene, and what a moment for Wilson and Trent's homering in his first major league event.
01:27He's a major game, and he's a nutter.
01:29Now, we're here.
01:31That's the floorboard.
01:36492, 493.
01:38Oh, my God.
01:39Swing it.
01:40Oh, my God.
01:41It's right up there.
01:42It's right up there.
01:44It's right up there.
01:45It's right up here.
01:46It's his first top run in a Red Sox uniform.
01:50Oh, that was smooth.
01:51And it goes diving in the third.
01:54And that is the 1,000th hit of his career.
01:58Oh, that beat.
02:11That's quite an accomplishment.
02:12Do it the way that you do it.
02:14To play as hard as you play.
02:16And it's pretty special.
02:18I'm glad I could be a small part of it.
02:20You got a lot of beautiful years in front of you.
02:23So, congrats, man.
02:37It's been a long journey for my guys that came out of Venezuela, Puerto Cabello.
02:44They came here back in 2009 with a backpack full of dreams.
02:49Believing in myself.
02:51With only one opportunity in my life to make it to the big leagues.
02:55Only one plan I had in my life.
02:57And it was to be good for my country.
03:01I saw mom and dad do the best they could to beat three sons.
03:09And they are my inspiration.
03:11I saw them doing whatever they could to give us the best.
03:17And that's where my passion comes from.
03:21When I got here, the United States, I only had one goal in mind.
03:26It was to reach the big leagues.
03:29Just to be here with you guys, celebrating my 10 years with you.
03:32It's amazing.
03:33I care about all of you.
03:36And I think I'll show that.
03:37I've not been here for four months.
03:39It feels like I've been here forever.
03:41But, man, what a great family.
03:42I'm happy here.
03:51Thank you.
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