The Cuban took time to participate in a peculiar game on Mexican soil before re-joining the Rays
Cuban baseball player Randy Arozarena, star of the MLB Tampa Bay Rays, shared a game in his spare time with inmates from the Centro de Readaptación Social (Cereso) in Mérida, Yucatán.
Randy Arozarena was in the country of Yucatecan before traveling to the United States to return to practice in the ninth of the Major League and took advantage of his stay to go to Cereso to play a meeting with the inmates.
The Cuban, who became the sensation of the Rays in the last postseason by leading them to their second World Series, arrived on site the day of the meeting and had to go through all health protocols in light of the pandemic being experienced. through Covid-19 and then he came onto the field wearing a mask to play.
Arozarena surprised the prisoners of the Cereso de Mérida, as they did not expect to share the diamond from the penitentiary center with the player who stood out in the playoffs last season thanks to his 10 home runs and 14 RBI’s.
As in the atypical postseason, the slugger sparkled with a pair of homers, one in the third and one in the fifth, which immediately drew applause from those present.
The game ended with a victory for his ninth and a fine outing from the mound, in the batter’s box and also stealing bases.
Arozarena developed in Mexico as a player, he was in the Academy of the Tijuana Bulls and it was with the Toritos that he stood out for batting and stolen bases.
His performance caught the attention of the St. Louis Cardinals, who signed him to a $ 1.25 million contract at the age of 21 in 2016 and reached the minor leagues to seek further development.
Randy Arozarena also played in the Mexican Pacific League with the Navojoa Mayos before emigrating to baseball in the United States and it was in 2020 when he reached the now monarchs of the American League.
With the latter team, he stood out thanks to the homeruns he linked with the New York Yankees and also the Houston Astros before settling in the Fall Classic, which they eventually lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Flaunting his power boots, the Cuban was named the Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship Series.
Currently, the player is already working with his team in the Big Top, but before traveling to the United States, he had time to play a match in the Cereso de Mérida.