EP1. Entrevistas a Avisaíl García, Jorge Barrosa y Oswaldo Cabrera, Martín Pérez. Lo mejor de esta semana en las Grandes Ligas de los venezolanos.
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00:00 In this episode of Arepa Power we will have the ranking of Venezuelan
00:03 "Jorroneros", what Jackson Chorio did in his week debut in the Grandes Ligas.
00:08 The best performances from the mound, interviews with Abisail Garcia,
00:12 Martin Perez and the rookie Jorge Barrosa.
00:15 The outstanding performance of Osvaldo Cabrera and who among the Venezuelans
00:19 Michael Garcia, Anthony Santander and Abisail Garcia,
00:22 hit the longest corner in the first full week of the season.
00:27 The Venezuelan players connected 23 "Jorrones" in the first week of the game,
00:44 with Michael Garcia opening the season for the Criollos
00:47 and Miguel Rojas closing the day on April 3.
00:50 And in the ranking of more "Jorrones" we find two Venezuelans with occasional power,
00:56 José Altuve and Michael Garcia.
00:58 Abisail Garcia, who entered the list with a bat for the centerfield,
01:07 told us what he expects from this new season.
01:09 I hope to feel good, I feel good, thank God, healthy,
01:13 asking God for a lot of health and to be on the field,
01:16 to do what God knows how to do, play the ball, play hard,
01:19 and to be on the field giving my best.
01:21 It's been many years of experience in the best baseball in the world,
01:25 how do you get that confidence to be here today?
01:28 Look, trust in God, trust in you, always working hard, preparing,
01:34 making adjustments, and look, a blessing, always with God ahead and a lot of work.
01:42 Let's see, and who among the Venezuelans will warm up this week?
01:46 And also, who will hit more "Jorrones"? Comment it.
01:50 Line drive, fair ball, and it's trouble.
01:54 Arcee is home, Acuna is at second with an RBI double, it's 5-3.
02:01 Four Criollos have made their debut in the current SAFRA,
02:04 and Jackson Churrio was the most anticipated and has not let down.
02:08 Ground ball, right side base hit, first big league knock for Jackson Churrio.
02:12 Monasterio digging for third, it's all the way through, not in time.
02:16 Save that baseball, first big league hit for Churrio.
02:20 The Eagles of Zulia have shown their gifts with Milwaukee's beerers in all facets of the game.
02:27 He already has home run.
02:29 Deep right center, back it goes and gone!
02:33 First big league homer for Jackson Churrio.
02:37 Steal pass.
02:38 Throw down to second base, not in time.
02:42 First big league steal for Jackson Churrio.
02:45 Simple rebound.
02:47 To right, one runs in.
02:50 1-0 Milwaukee, another RBI for Churrio.
02:54 How about that swing, huh?
02:55 And spectacular plays in the gardens.
02:57 Right Churrio is there and makes the catch.
03:02 Another one who made his debut was Jorge Barrosa with the Arizona Divaks.
03:06 An injury from Alec Thomas opened the way for him to reach the majors.
03:11 He immediately made his double debut against the New York Yankees.
03:16 And on our visit to Chase Field, we talked to him to tell us about his experience
03:22 one day after his first appearance on the Big Show.
03:26 The support of the people I've received, the support of my family, of the people,
03:31 it's incredible.
03:32 People from Panama, I've been to Panama once when I was very young.
03:38 I've received messages from people there, I've received messages from many people
03:42 from all over the place.
03:43 I'm very grateful for all the support.
03:45 How was that shift for you?
03:47 Also connecting that double as an emerging hitter here at home.
03:53 Well, I have to tell you that the fans are crazy.
03:57 Really, the fans here are very good.
04:00 What I can tell you is that all the work was put in before the game.
04:04 And then after the game, I asked God, I entrusted God to my father, to my father,
04:09 I entrusted my God, my family, my wife.
04:13 And I just left it, I left it.
04:16 Whatever God wants, the result doesn't matter.
04:20 I'm here, I'm fulfilling one of my dreams.
04:23 So, nothing, that was basically what I felt.
04:28 I felt super, super serene.
04:30 I didn't feel like pressure.
04:32 I took a few breaths.
04:34 And well, nothing, playing baseball at the end of the day, this is a game.
04:38 Did you imagine it like that?
04:39 I never imagined it the way it happened.
04:42 I feel it was even better than I imagined it and I thought about it.
04:46 After playing three games in the Major League, he was sent to the AAA branches
04:50 of the Arizona organization after the return of Randall Grishuk.
04:54 Anthony Molina, Colorado Rockies thrower, has not been lucky.
04:58 He was drafted in rule 5.
05:00 In three innings and a third, he has made 11 races.
05:05 Among the starters, the most outstanding was Pablo López
05:08 of the Minnesota Mellizos.
05:10 López beat the Kansas City Royals after 7 innings,
05:14 1 race, 4 hits and 7 punches.
05:17 Not bad for a first start for the native of Cabimas,
05:21 which is expected of a rotation ace.
05:23 López reached 27 games with 7 or more innings thrown.
05:27 His record is 12 wins and 2 losses and a high figure of 13 games without a decision.
05:34 In the duel against the Royals, López used 44% of his 4-seam line,
05:39 21.4% the sweeper and 19% his change.
05:45 With the sweeper, he fanned Salvador Pérez.
05:48 In the relay, Robert Suárez of the San Diego Padres added a pair of saves,
05:53 one in South Korea and another in the United States.
05:56 As a fact, so far, Suárez has supported himself in his line
06:00 up to 78.8% of his pitches and 15.2% in his change.
06:07 Something that contrasts with his 2023, where the proportion was 36.5% straight,
06:13 33.6% change and 24.3% sinker.
06:18 Another Venezuelan with a new team in 2024 is Martín Pérez with the Pirates of Pittsburgh
06:24 and we had the opportunity to talk to him when they were visiting the Olympic Park in Miami.
06:30 Super excited, first time I pitch in the national league but it's the same ball.
06:36 I'm calm, excited, grateful to the organization for giving me the opportunity to be an opener again.
06:41 They gave me the opportunity to do what I like to do and I think it's time to switch,
06:48 forget what happened in the sprint training and start competing to win games.
06:52 I'm prepared, the sprint training was pretty solid but it's time to help the team win as many games as possible.
07:00 How do you receive that confidence and the opportunity that you get in this organization to be an opener?
07:08 The first time I went to Pittsburgh to take the medical exams,
07:13 I had the opportunity to talk to the manager who has known me since I was in Minnesota.
07:17 He was very clear with me and told me, "You didn't come here to do nothing in the bullpen,
07:22 you came here to be an opener. I trust your repertoire,
07:25 just focus on working on the little things that you need in your repertoire
07:31 because I know you're going to help us a lot on the field and in the dogao with the young guys."
07:37 I think that was one of the things that clicked for me and from the moment I got to the sprint training
07:43 I felt a lot of confidence. I've learned to know my teammates and I think it's an impressive chemistry.
07:51 There are a lot of young guys who have a lot of humility and the energy they give you is pretty good.
07:57 I'm enjoying this opportunity to the fullest and hopefully God gives me the joy of being able to do a good race here in Pittsburgh.
08:04 Iyal De Las Matas got his first game won against the Washington Nationals,
08:09 where he worked for 6 innings and 2 thirds, allowed 2 races and fanned 6 opponents.
08:15 And what do you think if we review the ranking of the most punches Venezuelan throwers?
08:20 And this list starts in fifth place with José Butó who has 6 punches.
08:25 In fourth place, Ranger Suárez with 7.
08:28 In third place, we see Martín Pérez with 8 fans.
08:32 In second place, Pablo López with 9.
08:35 And in first place, we have Jesús Luzardo with 13.
08:39 And Osvaldo Cabrera started this season hot and timely.
08:43 His punches helped to equalize the board in 3 commitments that culminated with a Yankee triumph.
08:49 Last Friday he went from 5-4, he became the ninth Venezuelan to give 4 hits in a game with the Bronx Bombers.
09:04 The "sweet eater" Bob Abreu is the only one with 5 unstoppable in a game with that uniform.
09:10 Osvaldo, first question, what's going on with these Yankees that are having this wonderful start?
09:26 Look, first of all, I'm grateful for what we're doing, super happy with what we're achieving so far.
09:32 And I think that the vibes that all those guys like us brought,
09:36 which is a super ball player, a super star like us, what is a stroma with those incredible energies,
09:41 and what is a executioner that that person there brings is a person, it is a executioner literally.
09:46 I think those vibes that they bring are super different and that's why I think we're enjoying each one.
09:50 A very different start to the season, the previous one especially for you.
09:55 How did you live that 2023 and how is this 2024 going, where you are also being an important part of those victories?
10:04 Look, mainly trying to take the bad and turn it into good things from last year.
10:11 That's what I focused on this offseason, trying to improve on the things that I may have failed last year.
10:17 And this year, look, there are only 5 games left, so it's just trying to come here every day,
10:23 to try to work as hard as possible and to keep helping the team.
10:27 And the time has come to enjoy the longest quadrangles among Venezuelans of the week until April 4.
10:34 In third place we have Visail Garcia with this 421-foot bat.
10:40 In second place we see Michael Garcia, who gave this 422-foot stack.
10:47 And Anthony Santander leads this ranking after this superb 431-foot connection.
10:54 And it's time to pick up the bats for today's episode.
11:05 I'm Mari Carmen Fariña and I'll see you very soon with much more of Arepa Power.
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