can only control the things that you can control. >> reporter: heading into the 2014 season, henderson alvarez says he's up to date on events in venezuela and excited to have his family close at hand, yet, says his primary goal is to have a winning season. al jazeera, jupiter, florida. >>> they say they're still facing discrimination despite the americans with disabilities act. >> if i hear the term "people with special needs" one more time, i'm going to punch somebody. >> up next, bringing attention to people with disabilities by putting them on the silver screen. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city, and here's a recap of th

. >> with a pregame hug and kiss to his wife and daughter, miami star pitcher henderson alvarez propsound. alvarez is over 100 major league baseball players from venezuela, a country now mired in social and political violence. anti-government political demonstrations in recent weeks result in more than 20 reported deaths in clashes between protestors and police. alvarez brought his wife, mary lee, his newborn daughter and father over earlier than planned. he says it's comforting to know his family is with him and safe as he prepares for the upcoming season. alvarez's wife describes events in venezuela as out of control. >> i'm very worried about the situation. my family is still in venezuela, high husband's family. the situation is too harsh. that's the reason i had to come to the states with my daughter. >> like motor professional athletes, alvarez said his priority is a winning season for his team but with so much tension in his homeland, the solidarity among venezuelan teammates is also growing. >> the few venezuelans that we have here, we support each other 100% and are focused on