They don't all need it they use it as a buffer . Ichiro speaks and understands English , melky Cabrera has a translator the guy speaks English . Cano is smart the best players need to speak English to cross over . Mo taught himself English he said if he's going to make money here he should learn the language . I wish more athletes were like that . If we go to other counties it'll be hard for us to work there without learning the language.
a lot of baseball players use the interpreter crutch to avoid doing a lot of interviews