AT 100 MILES: Yadiel SET 2 RECORDS With A Swing Against The Champions

By Aliet Arzola Lima

Although the Washington Nationals added his third straight loss and the ninth in the last ten games, the Cuban Jadiel Hernandez He set two personal records this Saturday with a single swing in the duel against the Atlanta Braves, current Major League champions.

The man from Matanzas, seventh in the Nats batch, hit a couple of hits in four at-bats and improved his offensive line to .277/.321/.427, indicators mostly close to or higher than those he achieved last year in his first full MLB season.

But the highlight of Yadiel on this Saturday day was the home run he hit to the Braves starter, Kyle Wright, which served to discount a run when his team lost 4×1. Before the first pitch of the seventh inning (a 90.4-mile slider in the lower zone), the yumurino quickly moved the crossbar and hit a home run throughout the center field.

The shot went 103.1 miles and became the third-highest homer in Yadiel’s career, second only to those he hit Michael Lorenzen (104.9 mph) and Stefan Crichton (103.9 mph) in May 2022 and 2021, respectively.

It may interest you: DON’T RUN HIM: Yunito cooled Seattle BY A MILE

But there is more relevant data linked to this connection, which became the longest home run (413 feet) by the man from Matanzas since he debuted in the Majors in 2020. Previously, Yadiel had a 404-foot home run (vs. Tommy Milone on 27 March). April 2021) as a personal brand, which has now been forgotten.

As if that were not enough, the home run represented Yadiel’s 33rd RBI this season, surpassing the historical total (32) that he established last year in 112 games and 289 trips to the plate. The yumurino has needed 46 crashes and 53 fewer appearances to destroy his record, which must continue to grow with options to reach 80, according to the projections from Baseball Reference.

Without further ado, we leave you with Yadiel Hernández’s panoramic hit this Saturday, and we remind you that you can consult all the videos of the Cuban baseball players in the following link.