MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jean Segura is poised and mature well beyond his years. Having to grow up so quickly may help him on the field!
Time will tell whether Jean Segura becomes a Brewers fixture at shortstop for the next 10 or 15 years, but when he came up for the final 44 games following a trade with the Angels, Segura proved that being in the big show wasn't too big a stage.
Segura was the centerpiece of the swap that sent pitcher Zack Greinke out west. However, Segura doesn't put any pressure on himself to succeed, because he was part of a swap for a big name star. The Brewers brass committed to him because they know what he can do.
Segura doesn't seem to worry about anything -- not that he doesn't care -- quite the contrary! The young competitor from the Dominican Republic is a shortstop with a swagger.
Jean Carlos Enrique Segura is proud to represent his native Dominican Republic.
Now that Segura's Major League drama has become a reality, he is on Cloud 9. However, you get the feeling no matter how high this star soars, he'll always remain grounded.
Segura says his baseball role model is Yankees shortstop and future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter.