The Venezuelan Ezequiel Tovar, prospect of the Colorado Rockieshit his first home run in the Major Leagues (MLB, for its acronym in English) to Clayton Kershaw.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Creole punished a short fastball from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ star left-hander to get the ball out of the park.
In accordance with Baseball Savantthe connection of the young Venezuelan, 21, registered a speed of departure of 103.7 miles per hour and traveled 405 feet.
Ezequiel Tovar will remember who he hit his first home run against in @The majors.
#LosRockies | @MLBVenezuela pic.twitter.com/159tyFTeGe— Colorado Rockies (@LosRockies) October 5, 2022
With this hit from four corners, the native of Maracay, Aragua state, reached two RBI in the campaign.
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Ezequiel Tovar finished the season with an average of .212 after going 7-32 and it is expected that as of 2023 he will be able to take charge of the Rockies’ shortstop.
