I was pleasantly moved by the first day of the Caribbean Baseball Series in Miami, especially by the impressive presence of the Cuban players, even though the Cuban team is not competing in this 66th edition of the Caribbean classic. The duel between Miguel Romero for Venezuela, and the 46-year-old veteran, Raúl Valdés, for the Dominican Republic, generated tension until the fifth inning. Romero went through the strong lineup of the Tigres del Licey without many setbacks, throwing his best pitch—the one he has needed most on his tireless path to MLB—, you know?: The strike. He threw 41 strikes out of 60 pitches, posting a staggering 68% rate. Something I loved about Romero and Valdés was how they placed their changeups at key moments. My favorite changeup that Valdés threw was when he struck out Luis Torrens to end the first inning.
Es un crimen que Puig no este en grandes ligas ahora mismo.