In Major League baseball there are endless stars who have achieved great things during their career as an active player, one of them is David Ortiz, the historic Dominican baseball player who was recently exalted to the Hall of Fame; after having an exalting career with the Boston Red Sox.
However, the new baseball immortal spoke with the press at Latin Fest and was kind enough to dedicate a few words to Miguel Cabrera, who a week ago became the thirty-third player to reach the third thousand hits.
“About Miguel Cabrera, my brother, I want to publicly congratulate him on his achievement, for having connected his unstoppable three thousand in an impeccable race. Ever since he hit that hit, I’ve taken the time to congratulate him, his family and the Detroit Tigers,” commented David Ortiz.
It is important to note that Ortiz and Cabrera shared land for a decade and were teammates in some Games of stars. Likewise, when the Venezuelan debuted in the Majors, in that year 2003, the Dominican already had seven seasons of experience.
That difference in trajectory, served the “Big Papi” to be a kind of mentor for the “Elder Tiger” and in this act with the Dominican immortals, he highlighted how Cabrera accepted each of his advice to be a better hitter.
“He is a boy that I myself have given him advice, he lets himself be carried away by that advice and is a person who is very loved by everyone. So, keep putting lines that’s what you know how to do, we’re going to keep enjoying ourselves, our career is exhausted and sometimes one doesn’t know the impact we generate on people and you are a star for everyone, “concluded the Dominican.
The impressive thing about David Ortiz’s statements is that we are talking of a historic player, recently immortalized and who surrendered to a player who hit 528 more hits than him in one season less , since Ortiz played 20 campaigns, while Cabrera is playing the nineteenth.
In this way, praise continues to pour in for a player who has just made history for Venezuela and for all of Major League Baseball. In addition, there is still a long way to go and Miguel Cabrera will seek to continue increasing his enormous numbers as a professional baseball player.
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