By Gerardo Romero
26 Feb 2024, 07:12 AM EST
The Venezuelan catcher of the New York Mets, Francisco Álvarez, started the Major League preseason matches in style by demonstrating that he comes into this season with an impressive offensive capacity with which he hopes to support his team until the postseason and so on. put aside the negative campaign that the metropolitans achieved by achieving one of the worst marks of the last harvest.
What happens is that the Venezuelan managed to get his first home run this year in an exhibition game in which he showed that he is prepared for this season after doing intense training with his swing and thus being able to have a better performance than the already impressive one. campaign he had when he took over as catcher last year.
“I feel happy to start like this. We’ve been working on consistency in at-bats. It’s about using the direction of the hits: pulling the ball, using the middle of the field,” the Venezuelan expressed to the media after being questioned about his performance in this game after hitting his first home run before the start of the game. 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season.
Francisco Álvarez explained that the hitting coach of the New York Mets, Eric Chávez, has been in charge of giving him important advice during spring training to improve his performance and thus be able to shine in the batter’s box.
It is important to highlight that during the 2023 Major League season the catcher left an average of .209 with a total of 80 hits, 25 home runs, 63 runs batted in and 51 runs scored to be one of the most decisive figures in the lineup.
“Last year I was always going to pull the ball, but now we’re trying something different. This year we’re trying to call better games and be smarter with pitchers. We also want to improve the shots on the bases,” the Venezuelan mask emphasized in his statements.
“I have to pay attention to what the pitcher’s best delivery is, his departure angle when he releases the ball,” concluded Francisco Álvarez, detailing that he has also been studying rival pitchers to be able to analyze which is the best pitch that he can take advantage of. precisely to get as many home runs as possible.
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