“Experience is necessary to know anything”Seneca“
When the clock strikes 1:10 pm today, Holy Thursday, at Citi Field in New York, Colombian pitcher José Quintana, of the Mets, will be the first of the 11 Latin pitchers who will start the inaugural game of Big leagues against the Milwaukee Brewers and his rival will be another Latino, the Mocano Freddy Peralta.
The previous record of Latino starting pitchers on opening day is 9 in 2017, of which three were Dominican: Carlos Martínez, San Luis; Edinson Vólquez, Marlins and Ervin Santana, Minnesota.
This year the Dominicans starting the opening game will be five: Freddy Peralta, Mets; Framber Valdez, Houston; Frankie Montas, Cincinnati; Luis Castillo, Seattle and Bryan Bello, Boston. From Venezuela there will be two, while Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Mexico complete the battalion with one each.
The first Latin pitcher to climb the scare hill in an opening game was Cuban Adolfo Luque (Papá Montero) with the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, April 13, 1921 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Redland Field and won 5× 3. Luque’s performance: IP 9.0, HP 12, CL 2, BB 3, K 3. he won.
Mario Soto, with the Cincinnati Reds, has the franchise record with six and a balance of 4-1, 2.16.
Dennis Martínez, Nicaragua and Félix Hernández, Venezuela hold the record for most Opening Day starts among Latin pitchers, with 11 each.
Juan Marichal (HOF) holds the record for a Dominican pitcher with 10 opening games with a record of 6-2, 1.73, all with the San Francisco Giants between 1962 and 1973, a record still in force for a pitcher from this franchise.
Another historic event that will occur today is that it will be the first time that three games will have pitchers of Latin descent facing each other face to face.
Freddy Peralta (Brewers) vs. José Quintana (Mets), 1:10 p.m.
Néstor Cortés (Yankees) vs Framber Valdéz (Astros), 4:10 p.m.
Brayan Bello (Red Sox) vs. Luis Castillo (Marineros), 10:10 p.m.
RED LINES: Directo: Seattle…Palé: Baltimore-Dodgers…Tripleta: Cleveland, Baltimore, Seattle.
Good luck to those who take the plunge.
A day like today
1975: Jesús Rojas Alou is released by the Oakland Athletics after having a .586 average in the Cactus League. He signed with the New York Mets after considering an offer from Japan.
2000: Pitcher Nerio Rodríguez is signed by the Mets, after being placed on waivers by Toronto.
2001: Pitcher Ramón Martínez is released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2001: Pitcher Héctor Carrasco is released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
2003: Left-handed pitcher Jesús Sánchez is released by Houston.
2004: Shortstop Elvis Peña is released by Houston.
2004: Pitcher Luis Pineda is released by the Dodgers.
2024-03-28 23:34:02
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