One of the top Dominican home run hitters in Major League history has been recognized as part of the eleventh class of inductees into the Latin Baseball Hall of Fame.
Alfonso Soriano He had one of the best careers that a Dominican has had in the Big Leagues. His 412 home runs represent the tenth most home runs for a Dominican in history, while he accumulated seven trips to the All-Star Game and four Silver Bats in a career that spanned 16 years, passing through New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals y Chicago Cubs.
Thanks to his achievements, Soriano is one of the five players recognized in the eleventh class of inductees to the Latin Baseball Hall of Fame with his compatriot Alex Rodriguezto the Venezuelans Johan Santana y Felix Hernandezas well as the Curaçao native Andruw Jones.
To Sorianoreaching Latin Baseball Hall of Fame It is a recognition of their work and an award for a successful career, far from any type of conflict.
“It makes me feel more than proud. Happy, because my work has been awarded and I feel more than happy with that. I feel very proud and blessed to be able to share this award with those colleagues. A Johan Santana, a Félix Hernández, both Cy Young of the American League, Alex Rodríguez, several times MVP, Andruw Jones, several Gold Gloves, for me it is more than a pleasure to be with that group“, he indicated Soriano a Enrique Rojas of ESPN.
From the group, Soriano y Rodríguez have a particular relationship, since the first was the centerpiece that the Yankees instead towards Texas to obtain the services of Rodríguez. Soriano He noted that over time he understood the nature of the business and that the change did not make him lose appreciation for the sport.
“That’s the beauty of sport. When we are playing we are rivals, but after the game is over, we are brothers, we are friends. They changed me for Alex Rodríguez and at the moment they changed me, I did not accept that they had changed me for him, but over time I accepted that this is a business, that has nothing to do with him and his work, He is here today, just like all of us, with our work, we are also here“, indicated the former player regarding the moment that changed his career.
