NEW YORK.- The Dominican José Ramírezfigure of the Cleveland Guardianslived on Thursday a brilliant entry in the baseball club that have accumulated 250 home runs and 250 stolen bases, which only 23 players belong to the Major Leagues.
The third base, 32, stole Base 250 of his career in an exciting triumph of Guardians 4-3 against Minnesota’s twins, in which he was a great protagonist.
The clash in the Progressive Field of Cleveland (Ohio) was extended tied 2-2 to the tenth entrance, when the twins were put ahead with an annotation of Mickey Gasper after elevated sacrifice of Jonah Bride.
Forced to respond, the Guardians matched the board thanks to a single from Ramírez who towed Steven Kwan’s career.
The Dominican then stole the second base, which was missing for the 250-250 brand, and then scored the winning race for the Guardians after a single from his compatriot Ángel Martínez, before the joy of the almost 16,000 fans.
“At that time, the last thing you are thinking about is in any personal milestone or record,” Ramírez said about the resolution of the party. “For me (the important thing) was to be in a position in which I could write down given the situation of the party.”
Ramírez, who has a record of 260 homers in his career, is the first player in the history of the Guardians to enter the 250-250 club and also the only one that is active in ‘The Major’.
Among its 23 predecessors, of which five are Latin Americans, are icons of this sport such as Álex Rodríguez, Derek Jeter or Willie Mays.
Before Ramírez, only three baseball players -Jeter (Yanquis), Robin You (Brewers) and Craig Biggio (Astros) – They had achieved this milestone playing for a single team.
End of the wait
Also this Thursday, Juan Soto gave another joy to the Dominican baseball and the fans of the New York Mets by connecting their first two homers in the Citi Field.
The batter, star signing of the season in the big leagues, added just three home runs in the first 31 games of the tournament, all connected away from Queens.
Soto’s awakening, however, was insufficient for some Mets that succumbed 4-2 to the Arizona bells.
“It always feels good to help the team,” said the former Yankee player. “When I hit the ball so things begin to go better for me (…) I don’t feel any pressure, it is a shame that these two homers were not enough to win.”
