Yoenis Céspedes remains a bit of a mystery outside of baseball, despite being one of the most impactful players for the New York Mets. Widely known for crushing balls to the moon and riding into spring training in what seemed to be a never-ending stable of sports cars, the Cuban national’s antics have helped him become known as one of baseball's flashiest characters.
The reality is quite the opposite: Céspedes is a hardworking, humble cowboy who values the peace and simplicity that comes with working the land. We spent a day on the ranch with Yoenis Céspedes to see where the man with the $110 million contract lives out his surprising off-field dreams.
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This is an awesome way to allow family members to work with/for him and provide for his extended family. This is much better than simply giving everyone money. That’s often the course many take and isn’t always sustainable. This allows family to work the ranch while he’s traveling all season long and allows them to participate in the prosperity of the family. This is both relaxing and financially prudent. Extremely well done Mr. Cespedes, and thanks to Vice Sports for posting! Great behind the scenes look!
I follow all of the Mets on social media, and Yo rarely posts anything. Always got the impression he was a humble guy, but never would've guessed this. Love him even more now
muy bonito y un buen jugador de hecho tengo la camiseta de el la de Los mets. però creo que.se le olvido mencionar a la primera perzona que le abrieron mas puerta y lo ayudaron. que fueron Los dominicano
@@federicodejesus6424 the Oakland A's opened up everything for him baseball wise
After seeing this video, Céspedes is a humbled man and I have a lot of respect for that. I hope he stays healthy and happy with my favorite team- The New York Metropolitans :-)
...Well, as humble as he can be while also wearing a T-shirt with his own picture on it lol
And all the crap that is written about him being bad for team moral. He's just a quite person. Now read about the guy they have in LA. Lots of bad press and not even half the player.
This guy is living the American. Good for him. He's also smart as hell, in terms of how he appears to be diversifying his assets and what he is spending his money on.
SOLOIIguru he’s real all that fame and money didn’t change him
Dude is a class act. love having him on the Mets #LGM
BayArea Trump supporter I cried when I saw we traded cespedes to Boston for a half year rental of Lester and Jonny gomes
Class acts don’t quit on their teams mid seasons
Cespedes and Bumgarner both live and work hard in rural areas. Maybe that's what it takes to be an amazing baseball player
Me da alegría ver que un Cubano triunfe, felicidades Bro, saludos de Juan un guajiro holguinero suelto en Texas, me dicen el Económico del Timón, en Cuba fui Económico 10 años y aquí rompo carretera detrás de un timón, suerte amigo
Who’s here after he fractured his ankle
I’m here after he decided to leave :)
Yea his hard work messed up his career! Falling from a tree!
Pretty sure every Mets fan died a little inside when he climbed that tree
and when he was opening the top of the coconut too
Ned H I
Ned H OMG I was thinking WTF man don't fall and break your leg or cut your hand off we need you
Ned H THIS.
You're damn skippy. He's got 150 million reasons to get out of that tree.
Even more respect for this guy now what an athlete and even better person off the field. If you need some help catching those boar I got a 270 and about 6 friends with even more fire power 👍🏻
I aid the same thing after watching this video. There is a saying... You are not as good as they say you are but you are also not as bad as they say you are either.
Springysauce3 I'm pretty sure he's eating those boar!lol i know that!
lol from 5:40 to 5:57, Sandy and Terry are holding their breathe.
Mark Mallari Them and the Wilpons need to hold their breath for about 5 minutes.
What impressed me the most about this video, besides how humble Céspedes is, is how articulate he is. Few Latin American baseball players are so well spoken.
how many superstars you know even wash they own dishes... respect to this man that's the old school grand father n fathers from the south... they dont make them like that any more, all these spoiled pretty girly ass guys, get back to being a man and stay that way!
TheFlY ENT Amen!
What "south"? Hes Cuban, Caribbean..
How many superstars do you know that leave they're team in the middle of a season lol
@@natdiaz1776 floridians
Amaras Dios sobre todas Las Cosas. Felicidades Señor " Humildad " y para Los hispanos la familia siempre es primero 🙌
Que persona tan linda y honorable. Mucha suerte Yoenis!
I wish Oakland kept Cespedes, but than again its Oakland so ain't no body staying there for more than 3 years.
I like Oakland as an organization also they can build teams there but they always get fucked over
When he signed his first MLB contract with the Oakland Athletics, and then proceeded to play great baseball and hit some mighty homeruns, he became my favorite player. I bought one of his jerseys and the A's then traded him to Boston. From there to Detroit, then on to the NY Mets where I've followed him ever since. A truly gifted athlete, hope he will play again in 2019 after coming back from surgery on both his heels!!!!!
The same stuff in my daily childhood in Cuba😍😍😍
Only Mets fans know that feeling of being losers for so long that when a guy like Yo comes through and shows our team love, it's a mutual thing. He helps up win& we are better with him New York truly loves you 💯 and most importantly LGM
Respect from Life long Yankees fan
Never Give Up but your picture
I can respect him even more now humble and hard worker
Him climbing trees had my heart racing 🤔🤔😳😳
This is really awesome to see. Hes a millionaire mlb player and hes on a farm/ranch working hard with his hands and loving it.
Viva Cuba!!!🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺Big Up Cubans!!!!!Respek
Eso se llama humildad 100%%%%% He is keeping it real , always remembering his roots
He's living and enjoying life. He seems to also be family oriented which is good. Another good thing is he's not into the Miami nightlife which has been the downfall for many ballplayers. Oh my God he had water from a coconut. The best, nice! Hadn't drank it since PR.
Usted es un animal. Usted es un Ejemplo para muchas personas... Para mi lo eres. Te sigo desde hace muchisimo tiempo... Bendiciones y salud
Very proud of you championn..pure humble !!!!
The little baby is so cute❤ She's so shy ❤❤
Came here after he went “missing” in 2020...cool guy but weird way things went down. I’m glad he’s ok.
La Potencia! Man, much respect for all my latin brothers keep working hard and make a statement in MLB. Viva Cuba, desde Puerto Rico.
Blessed soul Man!!
This is the best video i have ever seen.
I wish more athletes were this humble
Family, forever,for always,and no matter what.great video on a pro baseball players true love. Much love to you!!!!
Man, do we miss this guy in Oakland!
Ramon Villa Oakland sold the gold player!
My heart broke that day.....
Ramon Villa i know!that was a good team for cespedes to build around him!
I know right man, freakin heartbroken. Him and every other player that made the Oakland we love today, I will always miss the 2012, 13, and 14 team dearly
at least he made his first world series appearance with the mets. what did the A's do for him?
new found respect for this man
La Potencia!!!! We miss you in Oakland but happy you are with the Mets.
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Respect my brother respect I hope you never changes just be you !!
Props to him
very humbled guy
What a great guy
Hey Céspedes, hats off to you man in respect
Soy Cienfueguero de Tulipán, por la culva de los mangos ,de la juanita reina ,mudamos para la Habana yo tenía 3 añitos toda mi familia es de Cienfuegos yo amo a Cienfuegos pienso volver algún día, no se de Cuba es decir pisar esa tierra ase 37 años . primero Dios Todopoderoso volveré fe me sobra Gracias a Jehova Dios Todopoderoso caminaré de nuevo las lindas calles de Cienfuegos, cuídate hermano y ya sabes duro al Beisbol.
Oye Hno,Cespedes es Oriental, el q. és de Cienfuegos és Puíg,y no veo bién q. trabaje en el campo como un esclavo,hace dos temporadas q. no juega completo, siempre está lesionado,és mejor q. le pague a alguién para q. trabaje q. se dé cuenta q. és su cuerpo y fisico el q. le á dado todo lo q. tiene ,q. se cuide y rinda en la pelota,no en el campo.
Que dios me lo siga bendiciendo mi brother i su maravillosa familia.. mis respetó...
We seriously miss him in Oakland. He is such a great player.
Grande, Yo!
Merece todo lo que tiene!!!
MIS RESPETOS HERMANO DE VERDAD QUE BUEN CORAZON NO CAMBIES BRO .... DESDE VENEZUELA SALU2
Tuve el eshumilde me gusta esa actitud del campo tranquilidad.el vivía aquí en villa Vásquez aquí fue que el firmo el paso mucho trabajo
Q bien,te admiro con tanto dinero,y sigues siendo humilde,Dios te Bendiga y nunca cambies.
Only one word describes this man "Humble"
Do the mets know this Guy climbing trees
Oh yah its in his contract if he gets hurt they dont pay him
Looks like he just found this one out to be true lol
mis respetos biegon sigue así sienpre
2:14 Wilmer Flores Exercising on the floor.
Much respect Céspedes, viva Cuba 🇨🇺 libre🇺🇸👍
Bad ass
La potencia de Cuba y de los Mets, grande pero modesto.
5:43 He probably hurt himself fall off that tree stand.
That’s right‼︎
Guajiro está bueno y bonito ése lugar a mi también me encanta el campo,yo soy de Bayamo amigo de Víctor vejerano y Fautino trabajaba en el bar del Hotel Royalton Felicidades campeón que sigas con esa humildad,no te comas solo el puerco jajaja. Saludos
RESPECT
His fiancé is beautiful
yea she has a fatty
The kind I'd like to marry.
He's my new favorite player in the MLB. Dude is living the American Dream.
Yup, a Cuban living the American Dream. Funny how life works! Much respect
LA POTENCIA !!!!!
Work ethic!
Cubano Lyfe💪💯
Humble
Eso es bueno darle gracias a dios y ser bueno como yoenis céspedes y bateamos igual y a mi me gusta el baseball
Primer cubano q me causa admiracionnnnn
Excelente ser humano...que distinto a otros cubanos...bendiciones
De acuerdo contigo hermano !!
Respect
damn i wish he could have come to the Giants he would have been phenomenal at AT&T Park.
dodgers got the wrong cuban
macho tony yes man you're right
macho tony lol
Lol
macho tony //you absolutely right
is that he is from the country side and he was born to be hard worker
Pls come back to Oakland, finish out your career with the team that brought you in... MISSED4sure :(
💯💯💯💯
got a feeling this year is big for him!290-40-110 and playoffs!mvp candidate!the dude is happy now!family, farm,animals,money,chocha💏lol.
Cool dude.
great human.
Still miss Yoenis out here in the bay
A Proud Cuban! 💪🏻
Muy bien por ti y los tuyos que Dios te bendiga a ti y a tu familia.
top 10 best paid players in the world of sports and still likes the country side i do too.
El mejor cubanos que tiene mlb
Orgullo de ser granmense ,donde nacen hombres de trabajo y honrados
Saludos desde bonaire
So cool
Anyone know the song that starts at 1:59?
"City folk, just don't get it!"
conducttracks just because we are from the city doesn't mean we aren't hard working. We are just in a different way
conducttracks that is hilarious
Everybody relax! I guess my original reply got deleted for having a link in it. Search farms only dot com commercial and watch till the end. Geesh! jokes people.
I found this random but so funny, because it doesnt really go with this video but it relates to it lol
que lindo ver esto de mi pelotero favorito de mis mets el dinero no lo cambia a el
Holy shiii I live in Vero Beach
I tip my cap papi. You are making us all proud just by association. Rompe la bola. #gomets #lapotencia
humble
Respeto así ti hermano.
What a cool cat... you would never think that when you se him playing on the field, his family did good in the way they brought them up, and now they just do it with a litle extra cash but in the USA...
LINDA FINCA .
No conocia la histaria de este muchacho digna de admiracion
FELICIDADES YOENIS CESPEDES... VIVA CUBA LIBRE !!!
Yo buscaba un video de alguien como yo!! K conosi a mi novia ase unos meses, pero travajo en un rancho y me mantengo alegado de ella por mi travajo!!
i want to live on a ranch when i look for a home fr, sweet life
Dio.te.vendiga.eres.muy.umilde
A's should of never traded him that year . We would of won it all. Shoulda,coulda,woulda
unos caballitos de carreras lo que falta