Getting José Reyes to grow up, Carlos Beltrán to bear down, Carlos Delgado to play with fire, the Mets to play better as a team will be a lot more of a challenge.
Reyes grew up in Villa Gonzalez, Santiago, in the Dominican Republic and was strictly a right-handed hitter.
Reyes grew up in Struthers, Ohio, a few miles from Clarett, who is two years younger and is from Youngstown.
Reyes grew up three blocks from the new park and came to be a supporter of it after initially working on building proposals for the site as a deputy to former Councilman Mike Hernandez.
Change brought Rickey Henderson to the coaching staff, presumably to work with Reyes on pitch selection and base running — but Reyes all but disappeared in September and never did grow up as a player.
Nonetheless, Colombia's economy is projected to grow this year, albeit at a slower pace than previous years, Ms. Reyes said.
Reyes has grown up in the major league glare, and the growing pains have made him streaky, a tough player to rely on as a leader.
Reyes, who grew up in Diamond Bar, Calif., sees a space like the one Palabritas offers as crucial for growing a writer's confidence.
Reynolds provided the counter argument, though, that Reyes had grown more savvy in the field over the years and did things that do not show up in metrics.
Mr. Reyes, who grew up in Washington Heights, learned his way around the kitchen from his mother, Esperanza, a cook for many years at Bergdorf Goodman.
