Randy Arozarena stole the show catching a safe Japan home run
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Japan was able to pull back closing the fifth inning, but Randy Arozarena stole a home run and fielded a difficult ball running back with the bases loaded
Randy Arozarena is one of the sensations of the World Baseball Classic and this Monday he stole the show again by stealing a safe home run from outfielder Kazuma Okamoto in the bottom of the fifth inning. With the Aztec ninth dominating the actions 3-0, starter Patrick Sandoval almost saw his great performance marred after the Japanese hit a long-range drive through the left sector.
Arozarena chased him to the fence and before he went the other way, he took a tremendous leap, sacked the ball and blew up the fans at Marlins Park in Miami. Once he was left with the ball, the Cuban naturalized Mexican made the mythical celebration of him and made Sandoval take off his cap to celebrate the save and imitate his celebration.
Randy Arozarena otra vez nos vuela la cabeza 🤯🤯.#WorldBaseballClassic #YoAmoElBeis pic.twitter.com/4Cs2wkL9kJ
— MLB México (@MLB_Mexico) March 21, 2023
Social networks were filled with messages and interactions after the outfielder's play. “Things AMLO has done well: adopting Randy”; “My religion: Arozarenaista”; “Simply the player who brought that extra quality and magic to the Mexican team”; “What planet is it from?” Were some reactions from Internet users on Twitter.
In the same fifth inning, he had to field a difficult ball running back after a bases-loaded drive by Kensuke Kondoh.
Another Randy catch at the wall followed by a ball launch into the crowd 💪😅
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 21, 2023
Highly doubt there is another human out there having as much fun as this man. pic.twitter.com/Do53zm9Wer
A few days ago, in the historic comeback against Puerto Rico, Arozarena made another great save that was classified by many as the best of the World Baseball Classic. He was in the top of the eighth with the score 5-4 when he stole a shot from Emmanuel Rivera.
The player is making merits to stay with the MVP of the championship for his good defensive performances, but also offensive. In this section he hits .471.