mexican choicewho will have a base of major league players under the command of a pitcher Julio Urias is aiming to reach the 2023 Baseball World Cup final for the first time in its history.
Benjamín Gil, manager of Mexico, will have at his disposal one of the most talented squads in his country, in which In addition to Urias, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Randy Arozarena, a Cuban-born outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Rowdy Tellez, a baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers, stand out.
Urias, 26, came third in voting for the Cy Young National League Award. Last season in the Major Leagues, having the second-best ERA in a big tent, 2.16 earned runs allowed per nine innings.
Arozarena, a citizen of Mexico, was American League Rookie of the Year for the 2021 season Major League Baseball and is a fundamental part of the Rays’ hitting order.
Tellez, who hit 35 home runs last season with the Brewers, seventh place among all major league players.
In addition to these titles, Mexico, which has no budget, will have at its disposal Jose UrquidiWorld Series Champion Pitcher Houston Astrosand Joey Meneses, one of the figures in the final campaign with the Washington Nationals.
Gil’s task will be to make the players work as a team and show that he is a reliable coach, so as not to repeat his first experience in charge of Mexico when in At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the team remained in last place in their group and did not win a single match.
2023 will be Mexico’s fifth participation in the World Classic.tournament in which his best result was sixth place in 2006.
Mexicans add a record for all their participation in seven wins and 11 losses; the last two editions, 2013 and 2017, were their worst performances, with just one win each and they were eliminated in the first round.
This year, Mexico is in Group Cto be played at Chase Field in Arizona along with Columbia, USA, UK and Canada.
The debut of the Mexicans will be like this Saturday, March 11 vs. Colombia.fight in which Urias was announced as the starting pitcher.
Source: La Opinion
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