Cuban Picher stars in a spectacular fight in Mexican baseball. (Photo: Screenshot-YouTube)
The Cuban picher Yoanner Negrín starred last night on September 1 in a spectacular fight in the playoffs of Mexican baseball, when as a starter and after achieving an important strikeout he “celebrated too much” and his rivals felt offended.
It was the sixth inning of the fifth game of the particular duel between the Lions of Yucatán and the Red Devils of Mexico City, when the Havana-born became the leader of a fight caused by the impotence of his rivals who could not connect him with ease. during the six chapters it released.
A local newspaper reports that Negrín’s work was “heroic” and was encouraged by the ability to stay in the game despite attacks from the Diablos. The Cuban is nicknamed “asere”, because it is the word he repeats the most when he talks.
Negrín’s pitching bordered on the dramatic and the bellicose also due to its celebrations and the way in which, among the pride that strikes professional zeal, the benches were emptied to defend each one what he considered fair.
Former Major League Baseball, Roberto Ozuna, was called up the pitching hill of the capital, but his shipments were easily deciphered, especially by slugger Luis ‘Pepón’ Juárez, who hit a kilometer home run.
Finally, the game was won by the Yucatán reliever to get the seventh South Zone Championship for the beasts, who will now wait for their rival, who will be the monarch of the North Zone between Toros de Tijuana and Mariachis de Guadalajara.
In this way, Cubans Yoanner Negrín and Yadir Drake are in the final of Mexican Baseball, while in their native country they have no idea when the next National Series begins.
Before starting the 2021 season, the right-hander had stated that his previous preparation was very good and he wanted to have another great year. “I want to do my best again to achieve the goal. I always focus on working well from the preseason to be at my best level, without a doubt we have a great team to fight hard, ”he said.
Negrín left the Lions in 2020 due to the suspension of the league due to the COVID-19 coronavirus and went to play in the Dominican League, where he collaborated with victories from the hill so that the Águilas Cibaeñas will conquer the championship.
The Cuban began military with the beasts in 2015 as a reliever, but by showing his talent they gave him the opportunity to play as a starter and in his five appearances that year he achieved four wins, one loss and a 2.00 ERA.
The following year, he was named Pitcher of the Year in the Mexican League after concluding the season with 18 wins and a loss of 22 starts.
Until 2020, the habanero had a 54-16 mark with the Yucatecan team to be the fourth pitcher with the most games won in the history of this franchise in the Mexican southeast.
Here the semifinal of the South Zone was defined. Luis Juárez hits a huge HR for the 2nd consecutive night to the star Roberto Osuna.
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– Francys Romero (@ francysromero10) September 2, 2021