2024-04-15 18:04:04
The Cuban baseball player Yariel Rodriguezwho was recently called up by his team, the Toronto Blue Jays, to play in the Major Leagues, debuted this Saturday, making history from the mound.
The Camagüey-born pitcher struck out a total of six in three and two-thirds innings, allowing four hits, walking two, with a total of 68 pitches, of which 44 were in the strike zone.
Likewise, Yariel Rodríguez threw fastballs that reached 96 miles per hour. Thanks to this remarkable start, the right-hander wrote his name in history by entering an exclusive list of players born in Cuba with the most strikeouts in their MLB debut.
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In that sense, the Toronto Blue Jays player ranked fifth among pitchers with the most strikeouts in his debut in the Major Leagues, tying Rolando Arrojo, who did the same in 1998, and below Orlando Hernández, who struck seven strikeouts in 1998, José Fernández who struck out eight in 2013, René Monteagudo with 9 in 1938 and Luis Tiant, who tops the list with 11 strikeouts in his debut in 1964.
Cuban-born pitchers with the most strikeouts in the 1st start of their MLB career:
1. Luis Tiant (11 SO) 1964
2. René Monteagudo (9 SO) 1938
3. José Fernández (8 SO) 2013
4. Orlando Hernández (7 SO) 1998
5. Rolando Arrojo (6 SO) 1998
5. Yariel Rodriguez (6 SO) 2024 (today) pic.twitter.com/rsNt9CChgN— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) April 13, 2024
For his part, Rodríguez said it was a “very emotional” day after his debut, and received praise from his manager John Schneider.
It is important to remember that it was this week when it was learned that Cuban Yariel Rodríguez received the call from the Toronto Blue Jays to debut in the Major Leagues after having a good performance in Triple-A.
After hearing that news, it was speculated that the Cuban would debut this Saturday in the best baseball in the world, just as it happened, having an excellent start.
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