Tampa Bay Rays seeks to boost Randy Arozarena's home run production by giving away beer to fans
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For just $49 dollars, fans will be able to sit in the new area of ​​Tropicana Field called 'Randy Land' and in which drinks will be given to fans on Fridays in case Randy Arozarena hits a home run that lands in left field
The Randy Arozarena phenomenon continues to be talked about in Major League Baseball (MLB) after the Tampa Bay Rays enacted a creative initiative with the aim of encouraging the home run production of the player with Cuban roots. Now, a section of Tropicana Field is named "Randy Land" and each home run by the outfielder will become a beer for all the fans sitting in that location.
Section 141 of the sports venue, located in the rear left-field stands, right where the Mexican nationalized baseball player defends, now has fences identified with the name “Randy Land.”
Section 141 at The Trop is now officially “Randy Land” and if Randy homers fans in the section get free beer pic.twitter.com/jAy2Xp4eep
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 5, 2023,
Each home run connected by Arozarena and that lands in that area will be converted into a free drink for each of the fans seated in that location, who will be able to choose between beer, water, or soda. This dynamic will only occur on Fridays when the Rays play at home.
Precisely this Friday it was released for the game against the New York Yankees. Access to these chairs costs $49 dollars and includes a commemorative gift T-shirt for Mexican Heritage Day.
On Friday night, Arozarena hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning in a 5-4 win over the Yankees, but it went all the way to center field. If he had landed in left field, the Randy zone could have been released.
Just Randy casually sending the rays a souvenir on their day. pic.twitter.com/JZ6by58rEy
— Tampa Bay Devil Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 5, 2023
Following his explosion in the World Baseball Classic with Mexico, the 28-year-old has hit nine home runs in 31 games with a .325 batting average. Randy has been the best Mexican offensively during the month of April, with a .330 batting average, seven home runs, 27 RBIs, 35 hits, and 21 runs scored in 106 at-bats.
In early May, the Rays tied a 75-year-old New York Yankees record after posting 26 wins and just six losses, marking one of the best starts for a franchise in the last century in MLB. With the victory this Friday against the 'Bronx Bombers', the Florida team extends its historic streak to 27-6.