MEXICO CITY.- Every time Major League Baseball brings its fun to Mexico, there is talk about the possibilities of having a franchise, like Toronto and the old Canadian place that they mention to return, Montreal.
In 2023 it was no exception with the appreciated visit of the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants to the traditionally soccer-oriented Mexico City, causing an unbeatable atmosphere, even in the US.
However, before the caravan embarked, Commissioner Rob Manfred, who did not come, declared that he saw Mexico as far from expanding, contrary to what he said in recent incursions, specifically, Monterrey (2018 and 2019).
Manfred’s frankness was criticized because he did them on the eve of the “Mexico Series”, but it is better that way and not create false expectations, although at the time José Máiz from Monterrey and the “culichi” Juan Manuel Ley considered a project for the CDMX or Nuevo León.
THE San Diego Padres got their second home team sweep on national territory, beating the San Francisco Giants, 2-0. In 1996, they nailed three losses to the New York Mets in Monterey.
Another: MLB would return to Mexico in 2025, probably to the former Federal District, but Monterrey or Guadalajara are not ruled out.
One more: Joey Meneses (.286 1, 10) yesterday had the second 4-hit game in 2023 and fourth of his career, when the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.
And, after missing four at-bats Friday, Alex Verdugo (.308, 4, 17) went 4-for-10 (.400) with a double, a home run, four RBIs and 2 runs scored Saturday and Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians.
A day like today, in 1975: Horacio Piña did not allow hits or runs in seven innings and the Rieleros de Aguascalientes defeated the Indios de Ciudad Juárez 1-0 at home.
In 1992: The Los Angeles Dodgers postpone a three-game series against the Montreal Expos due to riots in Los Angeles over the release of the police officers who assaulted black cab driver Rodney King.
**”Worrying about things you can’t control is a waste of time both on the diamond and in life.”- Tom Swyers.
IN seguidillas.- The attendance on Sunday at the Alfredo Harp Helú: 19,633 with a ticket paid online, as is customary now… Most were wealthy Mexican fans, but there were also Americans living in the capital and tourists who wore Padres shirts and Giants. Likewise, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans… Morgan Burkhart, a former home run hitter of LMP and LMB fame, came with the Padres in his role as batting practice coordinator and assistant coach.
The San Diego Padres got their second sweep as a “home team” in national territory, beating the San Francisco Giants, 2-0. In 1996, they nailed three losses to the New York Mets in Monterey.
2023-05-01 07:09:43
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