Christian Walker congratulates D'Backs teammate on becoming a US citizen with warm gesture

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is now a U.S. citizen and his joy was celebrated by his teammate Christian Walker. Walker wore American flag glasses and necklaces to his postgame interview to celebrate Gurriel Jr.’s U.S. citizenship.

"Big shoutout to my man Gurriel Jr. for becoming a citizen today. These stars and stripes are for him. Honestly, I just saw him for the first time like an hour ago. He's in super pumped form, seems excited. It's a big day for him for sure," said Walker.

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"Christian Walker wore American flag glasses and necklaces to his postgame interview to celebrate his teammate Lourdes Gurriel Jr. who became a US citizen today" - Jomboy Media

Of Gurriel Jr. becoming a U.S. citizen, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said:

"It's a pretty amazing accomplishment for him. Certainly proud of him. We excused him from all the pregame activity to take care of that today."

In 2016, Gurriel and his older brother Yuli fled Cuba for the United States. Since moving to the US, both players have had prosperous MLB careers.

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