Por: Antonio Palma Taught
At 32 years old he shortstop Cuban from the Colorado Rockies Jose Iglesias he’s having the best season of his Major League Baseball career, something that could secure him a contract renewal or at least earn the interest of other franchises.
Not only with the bat has “Candelita” stood out in this 2022, but also with the glove, an issue that has always stood out in its endorsement. This is demonstrated by a play that took place last Wednesday in the game that Colorado lost to the San Diego Padres with score of 9×1.
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The first bat of the Friars, Jurickson Profar from Curaçao, was wielding his first hit of the night, reliever Chad Smith on the mound. Slider launch that Profar connected with ease, took a sovereign line shot through the middle of the field that was intended to seek the centerfield and become his first hit of the clash.
But he did not have the glove of Cuban Iglesias, who was playing loaded at second base for a left-handed hitter. The next thing was easy, or so the Havanan made it look with a feline movement to take over the white lady in a set of short bowrecovered quickly and fired an accurate shot at first to sign the second out of that sixth inning.
The native of the current province of Mayabeque is having another phenomenal season on defense, suffice it to know that his fielding average is .980 AVG, he has barely made seven errors in the 91 games he has played, of which 59 have passed. consecutively without fumbles. Impressive figure, although far from the current record for the National League held by his countryman Rey Ordoñez with 101.
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Every year José Iglesias gives us excellently made fildeos, some impossible to explain; and this year has been no different for a player who has repeatedly been in the conversation for the Gold Glove, an award that has made it elusive.
I won’t delay you any longer, enjoy this fielding
