You wouldn't blame New York Yankees fans if they're having flashbacks to 2004, when burgeoning Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz kept coming up in key October moments, and kept beating them. The new thorn in their side — responsible for the decisive moments in both Cleveland Guardians wins in the American League Division Series — probably isn't thinking about that. He was, after all, only six years old at the time. His name is Oscar Gonzalez. He's now 24, with less than 100 MLB games under his belt, but he's quickly writing himself a similar chapter in playoff lore.
El dominicano Óscar González , es felicitado por sus compañeros en los Guardianes de Cleveland, luego de remolcar la carrera del triunfo sobre los Yanquis de Nueva York en el encuentro de la serie divisional disputado el sábado 15 de octubre de 2022 You wouldn't blame New York Yankees fans if they're having flashbacks to 2004, when burgeoning Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz kept coming up in key October moments, and kept beating them.
The whirlwind of name-making hits is accumulating quickly, not unlike the Guardians rallies they tend to punctuate.he homered to end 15 innings of scoreless baseball against the Tampa Bay Rays in the wild-card seriesNext, he singled in Jose Ramirez as part of a decisive 10th inning at Yankee Stadium in ALDS Game 2.
Putting the bat on the ball often, if not optimally, has become the trademark of the surprise AL Central champions. Less a murderers row than a pickpockets procession, the group has distinguished itself for zigging toward any and all contact as the league zags toward power. No one —— would call this the best way to construct an offense, but if you're going to do it, going all in is really your only hope.