Baseball standout Vincent Esparza misses his band of brothers

Season Interrupted: Vincent Esparza misses his band of brothers

Columnist

June 5, 2020 Updated 12 PM PT

Throughout the spring, The Times will interview high school seniors whose athletic careers were cut short by the coronavirus outbreak.

Name: Vincent Esparza

School: Granada Hills Kennedy

Sport: Baseball, pitcher

Key stats: Member of the City Section all-star team that won a gold medal in the summer of 2019 at Chicago baseball tournament

Fall plans: Will attend Glendale College

On the season being canceled:

“I spent the beginning part of last season on the DL not being able to pitch. I was looking forward to this season starting off strong. At first I couldn’t believe it. It didn’t really hit me for a week or two. I realized all our hard work in the first half of the year was gone.”

On winning the gold medal team in the summer of 2019:

“That was one of the best experiences of my life playing with a lot of people I’ve seen and heard about. It’s a good group of guys. We still keep in touch.”

On life without sports:

“It’s pretty boring. I’ve been trying to stay in shape so I’ll be ready when baseball comes back.”

On the new interests he’s discovered with his free time:

“I’m doing a lot more cooking.”

His specialty:
“French toast.”