Of course, the vividness of a player’s interview with reporters is only as good as the interpreter’s command of his craft.

Beltran, 36, is fluent in English, but when he arrived in the United States from Puerto Rico 20 years ago, he could understand only Spanish. As a minor leaguer for the Kansas City Royals, he made sure to stand at the end of the line for every drill so he could observe others and mimic them. The next season, Beltran befriended an American teammate who wanted to learn Spanish, and they helped each other learn a second language.

Esmil Rogers, 29, a Yankees pitcher from the Dominican Republic, told a similar story about when he was coming up with the Colorado Rockies. He had an American roommate for three seasons in the minor leagues, after which each could converse in two languages. But when Rogers came up as a rookie in 2009, he did not feel comfortable conducting interviews in English. Sometimes he asked for help from anyone around who could translate.

“If you come from a Latin country, it’s always good to learn the language — it will open the door for you,” Beltran said. “But at the same time, I also believe every team should have a Spanish-speaking P.R. guy that can help these guys, especially in a city like New York.”

Beltran continued: “After a game, when something blows up, all you guys want to talk to that player. At the end of the day, you guys want to know what happened, and at the same time he might not know how to express it.”

Beltran said having an interpreter would not only help a player make his point, but also allow the news media to grasp it. “There’s no misunderstanding, no guessing, no interpretation,” he said.

Last season, the Yankees’ three Japanese players — Masahiro Tanaka, Hiroki Kuroda and Ichiro Suzuki — had interpreters because it was written into their contracts, said Brian Cashman, the team’s general manager. Typically, such accommodations are made for players in whom teams have large financial investments: major-league-ready talent, which often comes from Japan, South Korea and Cuba.