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On the afternoon of this Friday, April 8, the baseball player from Cartagena Giovanny Urshela officially debuted in the 2022 Major League Baseball season (MLB) now wearing the uniform of the TwinsMinneapolis franchise that debuted at home against the Seattle Mariners.
Although the Mtwins debuted with a 1-2 loss to the Mariners, Gio was reported this day with a deep shot in the fourth inning of the game played at Target Field.
In his premiere after breaking ties with the New York Yankees, Urshela had no problem raising the blow and registering the first and only run of the game for his team and placing the 1-2 on the board.
The Colombian started the game as a third baseman and fourth in batting order, and responded to that confidence from manager Rocco Baldelli. In his first at-bat, Urshela had been dominated by pitcher Drew Steckenrider with a ground ball to shortstop, and in his second appearance he got revenge to discount the game.
The impressive blow Gio it happened 397 feet between left and center field. The home run was made in front of the left-handed pitcher Robbie Raycurrent pitcher for the Washington State franchise Mariners in the American League and Western division.
On the next turn, the Colombian third baseman hit for double play on his last visit to the plateas in the bottom of the ninth inning he was replaced by pinch hitter Luis Arraez.
Urshela ended his 3-1 performance with a home run, just two days after hitting the first in the closing of spring training, in which his team reported one RBI and one run scored with his saves against the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves and Pittsburg Pirates.
Left-handed hitter Robbie Ray (1-0) got the win for the Mariners from pitcher, Drew Steckenriderwho earned the save, while Joe Ryan (0-1) took the loss for the Twins.
An outfielder’s home run Mitch Haniger in the first act, enough for the Mariners to beat the Twins. Urshela’s team suffered its first setback of the regular season, but they are already thinking about what their journey will be this Saturday, April 9, when they measure strength again in their second home game. The game will start at 1:10 pm Colombian time. Sonny Gray will start for the locals, while Logan Gilbert will start for the visitors.
The Minnesota calendar for the remainder of the month is organized as follows:
April 9, 10 and 11: Vs. Seattle Mariners.
April 12 and 13: Vs. The Angels Dodgers.
April 15, 16, 17 and 18: Vs. Boston Red Sox.
April 19, 20 and 21: Vs. Kansas City Royals.
April 22, 23 and 24: Vs. Chicago White Sox.
April 26, 27 and 28: vs. Detroit Tigers.
April 29 and 30 and May 1: vs. Tampa Bay Rays.
Meanwhile, the Colombian player hopes to be one of the main strongholds of the Twins, who last year they finished last in the American League Central Division in Major League Baseball. The offensive average of the 30-year-old Colombian batter is 333 just at the beginning of a season marked by complicated negotiations between the league’s players’ union and MLB itself.
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