The time has come to say goodbye to a great Mexican athlete: Joakim Soria announced his retirement as a professional baseball player and we review its best moments.
His career spanned 14 years.
Throughout that period, our compatriot pasó por equipos como Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks y Toronto Blue Jays.
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Performing as pitcher He posted a 3.11 ERA, 831 strikeouts and broke the save record for a player from our country with a total of 229.
He pitched 763 innings in 773 games.
He also made the playoffs three times: he pitched 10.2 innings and his greatest achievement was reaching the final of the National League with Milwaukee Brewers en 2018.
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Soria says goodbye diamonds
Joakim Soria, the last pitcher to throw a perfect game in the #LigaARCO withdraws.
9⃣-1⃣ his winter record, 2.49 his ERA and that magical night of December 9, 2006.
Coupled with a great MLB career
You are big
! pic.twitter.com/idRamVjYmd – Mexican Pacific ARCO League (@Liga_Arco) November 11, 2021
Regarding his national trajectory, he was active in the Yaquis de Obregón, where he got a perfect game against Naranjeros de Hermosillo in 2006.
He was also part of the Red Devils of Mexico.
A fine, Joakim Soria announced his retirement as a professional baseball player after a brilliant and successful career in the Major League Baseball (MLB), on the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) and in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB).
