Baseball Hall of Famer wouldn’t build team around Spanish-speaking players

A Hall of Fame third baseman for the Braves' rival Philadelphia Phillies, Mike Schmidt created an uproar on social media Tuesday when he said on the 94 WIP Morning Show that he wouldn't build a team around players like Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera, who is from Venezuela, because of the language barrier.

“I think he can’t be a guy that would sort of sit in a circle with four, five American players and talk about the game,” Schmidt said. “Or try and learn about the game or discuss the inner workings of the game.”