for the mazatleco Jose Urquidypitcher of the Houston Astrosrepresent Mexico it’s so important, that he does it despite feeling that he might be risking his career.
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Uriquidy will be with the ninth Mexican team in the World Baseball Classicthe first time as a professional that he will represent the country, this after a season where he reached the World Series.
(Playing the Clásico) was a difficult decision. When they call you, you know that you are putting your physique and your career at risk, but we do it out of love for the country, even though we know that the injuries are close,” said Urquidy.
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We are not used to reaching March, and playing at the level that the Clásico is played. In March we are loosening our arms, preparing ourselves, no longer entering that level, playing in front of a full stadium, obviously the adrenaline comes, and the risk of injury is latent there, ”he added.
Urquidy is part of a pitching staff that includes Patrick Sandoval, Taijuan Walker, and ace Julio Uríaslike the main cards, the biggest strength of the Mexican team.
Our rotation is one of the strong cards, I don’t know if it’s the best in the tournament, but there we are in a good position to compete with the others,” said Urquidy.
I think we have everything to give a great tournament, to demonstrate the level of baseball that is played in Mexico”, concluded the pitcher.
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