MEXICO CITY, October 25 (EL UNIVERSAL).- This Friday the dreamed World Series begins at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers against the New York Yankees will be the outcome of this 2024 Major League season.
Although the faces of this historic confrontation are shortstops Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, home run leaders in their respective leagues, there are other pieces that complete the power of each team.
Likewise, there are Mexicans looking to make history in this Dodgers vs. Yankees, the 12th series between these teams and the one that has been repeated the most in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB).
On the side of the National League champions, the second catcher, Austin Barnes and the reliever Joe Kelly, have and boast their Mexican blood, although both were born on American soil.
Barnes, from Fullerton, California, represented Mexico in the last World Classic and was able to prove his Mexican nationality since his maternal grandparents are from Guadalajara, Jalisco. He never hesitated to show off his roots.
The other Dodger national is pitcher Joe Kelly (Anaheim, California), whose mother is Mexican. Although he had very little participation in the season, he is still part of the team and the official photo was even taken next to the Los Angeles bullpen, prior to the start of the World Series. In 2020 he went to the White House dressed as a mariachi, in disagreement with the anti-immigrant policies of then-President Donald Trump.
The Mexicans in the Yankees
There are also Mexicans in the Yankees and probably the one who has boasted the most about being one. Whether in the Dodgers, the Red Sox and now in New York, Alex Verdugo has shouted from the rooftops that he feels like a tricolor, even though he was born in Tucson, Arizona.
The Bronx Bombers outfielder has the Mexican flag on his spikes and represented Mexico in the last World Classic. He was able to be accredited with the Mexican team since his father is from Hermosillo, Sonora.
The other, although little known, is receiver José Treviño. Of Mexican parents and born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the catcher has little roots in the Mexican community, although he has always expressed himself with respect. In the Series that the Yankees played against the Red Devils in Mexico City, Treviño was able to see the family he has on this side of the border and learned about places of Mexican culture.
The other could have been Víctor González, already a World Series champion with the Los Angeles Dodgers; However, he was separated mid-season by the New York ninth.
