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"Hey Rinku." said JB "I am going to Spain for the next Million Dollar 

Arm, and I was wondering if you and Dinesh would like to come help 

find the next foreign pitcher."

"That would be a honor to go with you sir, Dinesh would also like to 

come." Rinku said, "When will we be leaving?"

"Well, I am going to fly to India to pick you both up and we will 

leave on April, 14th from India"

"Okay sir, we will see you soon!"

JB flew from Los Angeles, California to India to meet up with the 

guys. From there they traveled to Madrid, Spain to start the Million 

Dollar Arm. They had the first audition in Barcelona. JB noticed that 

many of the kids could not throw a baseball because the main sport 

in Spain is soccer. Rinku was let down by the pitching just as JB was 

too. Even though many kids were not that talented, but there were 

a few that stood out to all three of the men. From Barcelona they 

went to Valencia where the talent shined. Many kids were throwing 

in the low eighties to high eighties.

As they go around the county they found very good pitchers and 

very bad pitchers. Once they get to Valladolid they found the one, 

Carlos Ramirez. He could throw high eighties to low nineties, but the 

problem with Carlos was his release point. Sometimes it would send 

the ball fifteen feet in the air or right into the ground. After going 

around Spain, JB, Rinku, and Dinesh picked the ten best pitchers in 

Spain, Carlos was among the ten. They decided to hold the finals in 

Madrid. At first, JB made them pitch three pitches and the top five 

speeds advanced to the next round in the finals. When the top five 

were determined they had to throw three more pitches and then the 

best pitcher was brought back to Los Angeles to train at USC with 

Coach House.

As Carlos arrives in the U.S for the first, time everything appears 

different because he has never been out of Spain. After a couple 

days in the U.S, Carlos got to training. He goes to USC where Rinku 

and Dinesh trained. JB was filled with memories seeing the field 

again. Carlos was introduced to Coach House. Coach House got him 

straight into training. When they started pitching, Carlos kept 

getting the speed but was releasing to late. Coach House had an 

easy solution to help that. Whenever Carlos pitched he dipped his 

front shoulder below his pitching shoulder. So to correct it, Coach 

House made sure to keep Carlos's shoulders level. After many 

months of practicing and training, Carlos was improving drastically. 

One day JB got a phone call from Coach House.

"Hello?" Coach House said scared.

"What's up."said JB" Is there something wrong?"

"Yes, Carlos just dislocated his shoulder! We are here on the field 

and we need you to come quickly."

"Okay I'll be right there!"

JB hung up and ran to his car. As he drove up to USC, he saw the 

medical trainer, Coach House, and many people in a circle at the 

pitchers mound. JB was filled with fright as he saw Carlos laying on 

the ground in pain. JB was so scared because Carlos was his last 

chance to keep his business and if he could not pitch, JB was done 

being a sports agent. JB took Carlos to the closest emergency room 

and learned that his injury was not major but he would have to take 

a month rest from pitching in order for his shoulder to heal 

properly. Carlos was supposed to have a tryout in the next two 

weeks, but they now had to push it two months later. Once Carlos 

healed, he got back to training with Coach House. Since Carlos was 

out so long Coach House was making him do double the work so he 

could nail the tryout. As the days passed by so fast, the tryout came 

closer until it was the day.

Because of the first mistake that they made holding the tryout in 

Arizona, they decided to hold it at USC so Carlos could be more 

comfortable pitching on the mound that he was used to. On the day 

of the tryout, many scouts filled the seats of USC to see if JB's 

second experiment would be successful as the first. As Carlos took 

the mound in front of many people for the first time his heart 

started beating like a drum. JB strolled out to the pitchers mound to 

give a word of advise. 

"Hey" said JB "Are you nervous?"

"Yes, Sir" Carlos replied

"So am I" JB said "Carlos, I want you to know that you have 

changed my life tremendously and you have came a long way and I 

have enjoyed watching you grow in your pitching. Just think about 

all you can do for your parents and yourself. Just remember that 

you can do it! You're a amazing pitcher!"

"Thank you Sir, its been an honor working with you and Coach 

House. You also have changed my life, this is a huge opportunity for 

me. As JB left the mound, Carlos cleared his head of everything 

but pitching. For Carlos to make a MLB team, he would need to be 

able to hit his spots almost every time, also he would need to 

pitch in the low nineties. As Carlos pitched, he kept hitting ninety 

MPH with great accuracy. Once the tryout was done JB had faith 

in Carlos on making a MLB team. A few days later JB got a phone 

call from the Tampa Bay Rays that they want Carlos and JB to fly 

out to Tampa and take a look at their facility. Shortly after the 

tour around the park they offered Carlos a MLB contract. Carlos 

accepted their off and was ready to get back to work with his new 

team and teammates. Once the season started Carlos was one of 

the best pitchers in the Tampa Bay Rays starting rotation and still 

is today.

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