PUNTO MÁXIMO / MAXIMUM POINT

This weekend that just ended almost all framed the commemoration of another season where he pays tribute to one of the most exemplary players who has gone through this sport, and we are talking about the great Jackie Robinson, a baseball player who broke the barrier of racism in this sport by being the first player of color to see action in a baseball field at the professional level and then thanks to his performances managed to enter the hall of fame, and then since the 1997 season made the official retirement of his number in all MLB teams, and always remember what this character did for the game and all that implies; But that was not a reason for the action in the big top to continue, and with it a weekend where the bats of the players called to figure in this season erupted and left us some performances that really do not cease to surprise us.

JUSTIFICADO / JUSTIFIED

All the amount of money invested by the Boston Red Sox team for Rafael Devers was for something, yes, and that is that the player from the Dominican Republic has not disappointed and is here to do what he has always done, hit hard and that is what he is doing now, Like every left-handed bat and very valuable, Devers in these first 2 weeks has been truly on fire, the distribution of his hits has been unique and the numbers reflected do not make us do nothing but say that the mega contract signed in winter with Boston is clearly justified.

When we go to what the Dominican has done with the lumber, we find a domain to all parts of the field, his most recent performance this week, and specifically in the series against Tampa Bay and the Angelinos, we see how Devers accumulates 6 homers and 13 RBIs in 8 games, and the highlight of all is that it takes 3 consecutive games connected homer, showing signs that he is in a good moment and his bat even though his team is at the bottom of the standings at a given moment of the season can make the difference, with these performances and in short periods of time, I have no doubt that yes, not to mention that 90% of his total numbers this season, are in the last 8 games, simply amazing.

EL OSO / THE BEAR

After a somewhat slow spring training and very interrupted by his participation with the U.S. National Team in the World Classic, Pete Alonso has found his form and has entered in tune with what he knows how to do and that is to connect flying fences, In the first few changes in this season full of many surprises and very striking offensive records, the ''Bear'' once again leads the offensive statistics of his team and of all the major leagues in terms of home runs with a total of 8, only ahead of Rafael Devers who follows him with 7.

Cosa que lo pone una vez más como uno de los que dará nuevamente la pelea en este 2023 por liderar este departamento por 4 temporada de forma consecutiva, sus números también creo marcarán diferencia en algún momento de la temporada para los Mets, pues su proyección apunta a que superará los 30 jonrones e irá a sobrepasar las 100 carreras impulsadas, algo muy importante en una alineación que constantemente está en movimiento en las bases y cuyas carreras siempre se originan de bateadores distintos, y contar con una figura como Alonso que te garantiza esos números durante toda una zafra es más que gratificante.

This puts him once again as one of those who will fight again in 2023 to lead this department for 4 consecutive seasons, his numbers will also make a difference at some point in the season for the Mets, as his projection is that he will surpass 30 home runs and will surpass 100 runs batted in, something very important in a lineup that is constantly moving on the bases and whose runs always originate from different hitters, and having a figure like Alonso that guarantees those numbers for a whole season is more than gratifying.

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AZUL PODEROSO / POWERFUL BLUE

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Continuing in the same offensive line where the offensive records of a player will end up influencing or impacting his team, now it is the turn of Bo Bichette, as the famous saying goes ''son of a cat and mouse house'', the first born of the great Dante Bichette, not as powerful as his father, Bo plays shortstop and possesses an occasional power that in many cases manages to influence the final result of his team the Jays, a point in favor of the Toronto Jays if we take into account that he is the first in the batting order.

Having a piece like this that opens the games in your lineup so actively is a great advantage, proof of this is Friday's performance against the hottest team in the American League as is the Tampa Bay Rays, the player born in Orlando Florida, batted 5-5, no doubt that having a hitter of these characteristics of first in the order or second, is more than a privilege, with an OPS of almost 1000, and that in a game he can hit 5 times, is synonymous of scoring a lot of runs just what the Blue Jays need in this complicated ''East'' division and now more with a team more in contention permanently as the Rays, I think and I think it will be the most disputed division of all MLB and without being wrong, I must say, it will be a while for each of the 5 teams that make it up, as I have been saying in the last few days: ''It will dawn and we will see''.

HASTA LA PRÓXIMA / SEE YOU NEXT TIME