{"id":354333,"date":"2026-08-11T05:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ex-mlb-all-star-jose-iglesias-opens-up-on-broadway-debut"},"modified":"2026-08-11T05:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:07:15","slug":"ex-mlb-all-star-jose-iglesias-opens-up-on-broadway-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ex-mlb-all-star-jose-iglesias-opens-up-on-broadway-debut","title":{"rendered":"Ex-MLB All-Star Jose Iglesias Opens Up On Broadway Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Ex-MLBer Jose Iglesias<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Can&#8217;t Wait For My Spotlight!!!<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; Making Broadway Debut<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-11T00:30:30-07:00\"><br \/>\n               August 11, 2026<br \/>\n              12:30 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-479d4e7a62d37d39b485310ea0993f93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-81a9dcb5-f535-43ad-9f87-1fbf9dd954da-1203183236-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-81a9dcb5-f535-43ad-9f87-1fbf9dd954da-1203183236-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Enrique Iglesias\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f8\/16by9\/2026\/08\/10\/f85691ff6ef3432e987897c477b8de95_md.png\" alt=\"081026_jose_iglesias_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-479d4e7a62d37d39b485310ea0993f93--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2136d341cc35cf9bab9f19f6d6ee6bf5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ex-MLB All-Star <strong>Jose Iglesias<\/strong> can&#8217;t wait to show off a different set of skills in his Broadway debut &#8230; telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong><\/a> he has no idea what to expect &#8212; but it&#8217;s an incredible honor!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2136d341cc35cf9bab9f19f6d6ee6bf5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-af5aa338acb6d05c863b30ba01d9bde2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Candelita is slated to become the first Latino MLB player to take the Broadway stage in &#8220;Buena Vista Social Club&#8221; as the Narrator on Aug. 27 &#8230; which should come as no surprise, considering he&#8217;s been known to be quite the singer off the baseball diamond &#8212; who could forget his Mets anthem, &#8220;OMG?!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-af5aa338acb6d05c863b30ba01d9bde2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-185c4f82fd4c50a39ef16df1e1e35f79\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260810_cea96f1966594f78b3abc2c3222e4c80\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:09452e10-cfa0-44ee-89dc-37eeee3baa08\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ce\/4by3\/2026\/08\/10\/cea96f1966594f78b3abc2c3222e4c80_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Iglesias Candelita insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-185c4f82fd4c50a39ef16df1e1e35f79--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-62ca4063faa4654561047f74b994ec14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We caught up with him ahead of his time in the spotlight &#8230; and he said while he&#8217;s not giving up on his baseball career just yet, this is a great use of his free time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-62ca4063faa4654561047f74b994ec14--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5821cb121896c4be3cff34e1f1060253\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;This is something that actually caught me off guard completely,&#8221; Iglesias said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not on my bucket list to do this. But you know what, when that phone rings and the opportunity [presents itself], it&#8217;s a must go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5821cb121896c4be3cff34e1f1060253--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f4fcdaf195379c1106387e55c9e34b06\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f4fcdaf195379c1106387e55c9e34b06--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ac0df166999770168f4366784fb03f14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Iglesias said it&#8217;s a humbling and exciting experience &#8230; and it&#8217;s even better that it&#8217;s happening in his old city, as he played for the New York Mets in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ac0df166999770168f4366784fb03f14--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3064c056f17cd2c278d5239401bfe0bd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>On top of that, Iglesias said the show represents Cuba and Latin America well &#8230; so it was an easy &#8220;yes&#8221; from him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3064c056f17cd2c278d5239401bfe0bd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8b00794001e2e2f4c308d3d1d5a6ada2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-8b00794001e2e2f4c308d3d1d5a6ada2-115119334-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8b00794001e2e2f4c308d3d1d5a6ada2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0af64e207746f1e746618b07f1719bed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Iglesias made it clear he&#8217;s not taking his eye off the ball &#8212; he still wants to play &#8212; but he&#8217;s giving this side quest his all for the next month and a half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0af64e207746f1e746618b07f1719bed--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/11\/jose-iglesias-talks-broadway-debut\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-MLBer Jose Iglesias I Can&#8217;t Wait For My Spotlight!!! &#8230; Making Broadway Debut Published August 11, 2026 12:30 AM PDT Play video content Ex-MLB All-Star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":354336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5583,65,37,30764,30763,9966,1396,460],"class_list":["post-354333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-enrique-iglesias","tag-entertainment-culture","tag-human-interest","tag-iglesias","tag-jose-iglesias","tag-julio-iglesias","tag-mlb","tag-singer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354333"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354335,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354333\/revisions\/354335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}