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VIDEO: Felix Pie is lost in translation

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On the heels of Carlos Beltran's well-observed critique that Yankees teammate Michael Pineda and other Latin-Amercian players are not given ample opportunities to use a translator, video from overseas reminds us how easily the shoe can end up on the other foot. 

Former Chicago Cubs prospect Felix Pie, now playing with the Hanwha Eagles in Korea, appears to be struggling with the language barrier while fitting in with his new team. 

Former MLB pitcher and Korean baseball veteran CJ Nitkowski passed the video along, and in it Pie appears to call time out from center field and march into the infield to remind his pitcher to start throwing strikes. 

Later, as the inning ends, Pie his left field partner have a mixup, nearly leading to a routine fly ball falling between them. 

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