Emmanuel Forcier’s natural language may not be the same as that of some of his teammates, but this summer he has been extremely proficient in the one language that matter in Glens Falls. Baseball.

Forcier came into the 2012 season at New Mexico Junior College straight out of St-Hyacinthe in Quebec, which is the only part of Canada with a predominantly French speaking population. Naturally, English was the biggest barrier that Forcier had to endure, but his season spent in the American baseball system was a huge boost to him.

“I learned the language last year when I went to New Mexico Junior College, which was the first time I was really in a place where everyone speaks English,” Forcier said. “It was really hard for the first time last year, but it’s not really hard anymore after just speaking English.”

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