Reyes proud to gain US citizenship

WASHINGTON -- As the Mets prepared to play their first game of the season in the nation's capital, one of their players enjoyed a new perspective on the city and the country.
Shortstop José Reyes became a United States citizen Wednesday morning, swearing his oath at a Long Island courthouse before the Mets' 4-2 win over the Phillies. Reyes, who came to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic as a 16-year-old in 1999, owns a residence in Old Brookville, N.Y.
"I live here," Reyes said. "I live in New York. My daughters, they go to school here, they were born here, they're Americans. I see myself living here after I retire. That doesn't mean I don't want to go back to the Dominican, because of course I'm Dominican, 100 percent. But that was a good feeling to become a citizen."
Reyes took the U.S. citizenship test during Spring Training, and was sworn in Wednesday alongside his wife, Katherine.