UM Baseball: Around the Horn with Chris Pelaez

Nov. 3, 2010

Coral Gables, Fla. – University of Miami senior outfielder Chris Pelaez talked outside the UM batting cages at Alex Rodriguez Park on Weds., Nov. 3, discussing his offseason workouts/training and expectations for the upcoming 2011 season. With UM advancing to the 2010 NCAA Super Regionals, Pelaez ended the year second on the `Canes squad in batting average (.314) and hits (74), while finishing third in RBI (53).

Around the Horn with Chris Pelaez…
Hometown… Miami, Fla.
High School… Gulliver Prep
Junior College… Miami Dade College
Major at UM… Sports Administration
Favorite class at UM… Sociology
Favorite professional baseball player… Robinson Cano
Favorite athlete of all time… Sean Taylor
Favorite professional sports team… Miami Dolphins
Favorite movies… Inception and The Godfather
Farthest place I’ve been from home… San Diego, Calif.
Favorite memory playing baseball… Hitting a walk-off homerun in travel league when I was 13 years-old
Favorite television show growing up… I’ve always watched ESPN
When I was little, I always wanted to be… A professional football player
If I could play any other sport at the “U”, it would be… Football
My favorite thing about being part of the “U” family is… The tradition and being able to play at the school I always admired growing up
If I could live off one food for the rest of my life, it would be… Chicken
The most influential people in my life are… My parents – Yolanda and Rafael Pelaez
No one can believe that I… Can box accurately on a speed bag
My favorite midnight snack is… Peanut M&M’s
The weirdest thing I’ve ever eaten is… Oysters
My favorite cartoon growing up was… Gumby
A song I always listen to on my iPod is… Tupac “You Can’t See Me“
A pregame ritual of mine is… I sit in my locker and listen to my iPod
If I could live anywhere in the world, then it would be… Miami, Fla.
If you walked into my bedroom, the first thing you would notice is… My huge flat screen television