Complex sentence: One of his childhood dreams was to become a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants by following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Isaías "Látigo" Chávez (no relation), a Venezuelan pitcher who played major league baseball in the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: One of his childhood dreams was to become a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Isaías "Látigo" Chávez (no relation). Látigo was a Venezuelan pitcher who played major league baseball in the United States.