Getting To Know The 2011 Sounds: Infielder Erick Almonte
Full Name: Erick R. Almonte
Position: First Base & Designated Hitter
Nickname: Big Sexy
Walk-Up Music: Spongebob Squarepants
Resides: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sunflower Seeds or Bubblegum: Sunflower Seeds
Favorite Movies: Any Comedies
Favorite TV Show: 24
Favorite Cartoon As A Kid: Astro Boy
Favorite Actor: Kiefer Sutherland
Favorite Restaurant: Benihana
Favorite MLB Team: Toronto Blue Jays of the 1990's
MLB Player I Model My Game After: Steve Balboni
Favorite Professional Athlete Growing Up: Tony Fernandez
Most Memorable Baseball Moment: My Major League Debut on September 4, 2001 at Toronto
Best Dressing Teammate: Mat Gamel (not really)
Most Intense Teammate: Chase Wright
Funniest Teammate: Tim Dillard
My First Car was a: Honda Civic
I Currently Drive a: Toyota 4Runner
My Dream Car Is a: Mercedes S500
My Hidden Talent is: Cooking
I'm Afraid of: The Dark
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt
Favorite Nintendo Game: Super Mario Bros.
My Favorite Cities To Travel To: Reno, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada
Superstitions and Pregame Rituals: I'm superstitious, but have no pregame rituals.
If I Could Face Any Pitcher, it would be: Nolan Ryan
Who would portray me in a movie about my life: George Lopez
Advice I Would Offer Kids Who Want To Play Professional Baseball: Stay in school
Best Advice I Have Ever Received: Don't ever think you can't do something.
Most Underrated Baseball Skill That Kids Should Learn: Baserunning
Person I Would Like to Meet Outside of the Baseball World: Jack Bauer
My First Job and How Much I was Paid: Pizza Delivery - $40 per week
One Thing I Cannot Live Without: My cell phone
Best & Worst Aspects About Being a Ballplayer:
Best: Playing baseball in front of a lot of people
Worst: Being away from family
Most Influential in Getting Me to Where I am Today: My Father
Offseason Activities To Relax: Play baseball
If I Could Be Anyone Else In The World For One Day, It Would Be: Jack Bauer
The Most Famous People In My Cell Phone Are: Nelson Cruz and Robinson Cano