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Yankees’ Fernando Cruz still motivated by mom’s powerful words that helped reshape career

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Fernando Cruz says his mother Virginia taught him to keep going.

Cruz: "I am where I am because of the values and everything she taught me" Cruz: My conversion to pitching was really, really tough, mentally it was really hard.

He says his wife is the MVP of everything that he's doing right now, where he's at.

A Yankees pitcher says his wife was a survivor of brain cancer twice before she passed away in 2021 .

He says she's the example of being a warrior with three kids alone in Puerto Rico school, baseball a little girl that’s just 3 years old , taking care of everything in the house.

A strikeout for me means I end up an at-bat, I pick up my team, I'm helping my dream team win in key situations.

Yankees closer says he's looking forward to pitching against Juan Soto in the World Series .

He says he has two best baseball moments in his life, including pitching for Puerto Rico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic .

When he gets on the mound, it’s the time to really focus all the energy since I wake up to that moment.

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