Gabriel Arias He doubled, scored two runs and drove in another as he debuted his home run quota of the season on Sunday, in the Cleveland Guardians’ exciting 8-7 victory over the New York Yankees, in 10 innings.
The Venezuelan reached base three times, going 2 for 3, with a negotiated walk in the duel played at Progressive Field, defined with a cluster of three runs to leave the bombers on the field. A commitment in which the utility man made history in a very peculiar way, thanks to his versatility.
Arias started the contest at shortstop and moved to first base in the seventh inning, before being sent to right field in the tenth. In this way, he became the first player in Major League records to hit a home run and defend those three positions in the same game, according to the search engine. Baseball-Reference.
The complete return blow for the 24-year-old Aragüeño was gigantic. He traveled 424 feet through center field and reached a top exit speed of 106.7 miles per hour, left-handed. Nestor Cortes as a victim in the fifth chapter.
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Gabriel Arias lost the dispute over short stops for Opening Day with his countryman Brayan Rocchio. Both vinotintos started a race for that spot on the field in Spring Training, and ultimately, it was the recent LVBP champion prospect with Tiburones de La Guaira who won it.
However, the slump that Rocchio is going through (.130 average in his recent seven games) seems to open up the competition again.
Gabriel Arias He started as a starter in two of the three weekend challenges against the New Yorkers. And he didn’t do it badly at all. He went 3 for 6 (.500) and added a double in the second of Saturday’s doubleheader.
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Since he debuted in the Major League in 2022, Gabriel Arias has defended shortstop (59 games), first base (37), third base (27), right field (20) and second base (5).
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2024-04-14 22:31:29
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