In the current vocabulary of Mexican baseball, the names of Randy Arozarena, Isaac Paredes, Julio Urías and Joey Meneses, are the most present due to their recent success in the Major Leagues and their participation in the past World Classic.
However, eclipsed by the greatest references of the tricolor contingent in the big tent, there is a pitcher from Sinaloa who emerges night after night as one of the most reliable arms currently in the best baseball in the world.
With a fastball that hits 100 miles an hour and a slider that takes even people reaching nirvana out of control, Andrés Muñoz has yet to concede a run this season. He has pitched 10 shutout innings in 11 games, walking four and striking out 16 while allowing just five hits.
Muñoz was unable to attend the last World Classic because he was recovering from surgery he underwent in the offseason.. Without the great reflector that Mexican baseball took advantage of when it reached the semifinals of the contest, Andrés could not be known and recognized by the majority of the fans who do not keep him in mind when playing for the Seattle Mariners, an organization belonging to small markets.
Last Monday night facing the Washington Nationals, Andrés registered his fifth hold that was a factor for the victory of the Seattle team. The Mexican flamethrower drove a scoreless eighth inning in which he fanned two foes and walked one.
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The mochiteco withdrew from his appearance on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles because he felt dizzy, but the doctors issued a blank report on Andres’s health. The right-hander returned to his regular strike-throwing role to beat the Nationals.
Muñoz spent almost two months on the disabled list due to a shoulder injury.either.
Andrés led AL relievers with 96 strikeouts last year and is adding a much-needed boost to the Mariners’ bullpen.
In 10 innings over the hill that he has added this season, Muñoz’s strikeout percentage is 41 percent.up from his previous three years in the majors.
HIS FAMILY IS INVOLVED IN HIS SUCCESS
During the past Spring Trainingthe sports news site The Athleticpublished a report on the Mexican pitcher Andrés Muñoz where they reported that the family of the Sinaloan pitcher is involved in his process.
Since 2018, when Muñoz pitched in Double A with the Parentshis brother Helmer he has sent Muñoz his own scouting and analysis of pitching and the opposing hitters he will face.
The reports include screenshots from public sites like Baseball Savant and MLB.comwhere there is sufficient statistical information and individual tendencies that can be selected for a rudimentary scouting report that Helmer tailors to his brother.
But that is not all.
Wendy, Andrés’s wife, has also been involved in the scouting reports. And although the streamer is not the only information that you reviewa, if he tries to follow through on what his family thinks is best for him.