For Domingo Germán, the only Dominican with a perfect game in Major League Baseball, there is something much more sacred than that historic performance for the country and for the Yankees last Wednesday, June 28, and that is his family.
“Billy” as his parents, brothers, cousins and relatives nickname him, is the idol of the humble Batey Alejandro Bass, (whose location is difficult to find even on mobile devices), located in the municipality of Consuelo in San Pedro de Macorís at 17 kilometers from the Tetelo Vargas Stadium.
And precisely last Wednesday on the main street of the Batey where Domingo was born, they did not have electricity, but the word spread quickly when history touched on his performance on the mound.
Immediately all his followers looked for how to follow the performance and after 12:00 in the morning the celebration began that has not stopped for a moment.
His aunt Irdelenia Germán, who lives in the batey, was able to watch the game on his cell phone and did not find out the dimension of what was about to happen until it was over.
“The happiness that Billy has given to this family is very great, since before this feat, he has been our little champion and with this perfect match I know that he will silence many mouths to those who thought that he was already in the tank.”
While his mother, Estervina Polanco, together with her younger brother, Franklin Germán, watched the game at their residence, located in the center of the city of San Pedro de Macorís, with different emotions, but with the same desire to remove the players from out. 27 batters.
“In the afternoon I talked to God and he told me to trust my son, that’s why I was calm all the time, his will was working until he got the perfect one,” said the mother while watching the repetition on the phone of the person who writes this story.
“When the last out came, I was the happiest woman in the world. My son did. I still don’t believe it, but it’s a reality.”
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His brother Franklin, who also played baseball and was close to signing as a professional, confesses that he had never felt so happy in his life.
“I always asked God to help my brother throw a complete game, never a perfect one, and he gave us a double blessing,” said Germán.
Franklin, who is often confused with the major league player because of their close relationship, said he didn’t understand why Americans got so excited when they performed an important feat until that night.
“That night I was able to understand those emotions that athletes feel when they achieve something important in their careers, you cannot control it.
I haven’t stopped crying, my hands still hurt, from so many times I hit the ground, after all the things he’s had to go through in his career, knowing that his name will forever remain in the Major League books It makes me more than proud.”
When asked about a quality of Domingo, everyone in his family agrees on a very special one, his humility.
“Domingo is the most authentic and humble person I know. He is only in the Major Leagues on the field, but his behavior and his way of being so generous with the community and his friends is what impresses me the most, ”said Anayma Germán, the player’s older sister.
Germán launches today
Germán, who has a 5-5 record this season and a 4.54 ERA in 15 starts, will take the mound this Monday against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:05 p.m. at Yankee Stadium.
In the arms of his mother
Estervina said that there were countless occasions when Domingo wanted to throw in the towel at some point.
“Only God and we know what Domingo has been through, I have had to hug him many times to give him strength. The pressure of playing in New York is not for everyone, that’s why I feel more proud”.
It’s very easy to talk
Likewise, his aunt Irdelenia, who takes care of Germán like a son, says that “it is very easy to speak from outside through a microphone or through the networks, the difficult thing is to go up to the mound no matter what happens to you and do a good job, that’s why I admire Billy, because he has kept trying and showed that his talent is unique”.
