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B.C. slugger could make baseball history

Tyler O香蕉视频直播橬eill going for fifth straight opening day home run
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Tyler O香蕉视频直播橬eill tips his hat to the cheering St. Louis Cardinals crowd after hitting a home run. (Contributed)

Maple Ridge slugger Tyler O香蕉视频直播橬eill will be looking to take his place in Major League Baseball香蕉视频直播檚 storied history on opening day.

O香蕉视频直播橬eill will have a chance to be the first player to homer on five straight opening days, as he takes the field tonight (March 28) in Seattle. His new team, the Boston Red Sox, will take on the Mariners in the first regular season game of the campaign.

Already the Garibaldi Secondary graduate has taken his place alongside a few hardball immortals who have hit four straight opening-day dingers. These include the great Yogi Berra (1955-1958) 香蕉视频直播 the man credited with numerous Yogi-isms including 香蕉视频直播淚t ain香蕉视频直播檛 over till it香蕉视频直播檚 over香蕉视频直播 香蕉视频直播 another Hall of Famer in Montreal Expos great Gary Carter (1977-1980), and a third former catcher in Todd Hundley (1994-1997).

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Sarah Langs of Major League Baseball noted O香蕉视频直播橬eill could be the first to five in a row.

O香蕉视频直播橬eill was traded to the Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals during the off-season. Last year he struggled through various injuries, which have held him back throughout his career. The 28-year-old has 1,464 at-bats in the Majors since 2018, and hit 78 home runs, while batting .248.

Tonight he is expected to start the game against a tough pitcher in Seattle香蕉视频直播檚 veteran Luis Castillo, who strikes out a lot of batters, but also gave up plenty of home runs last season at 28 香蕉视频直播 only 12 pitchers in the Majors allowed more.

Reason for optimism: O香蕉视频直播橬eill has victimized Castillo before. In 35 plate appearances against Castillo, the Maple Ridge masher has hit taters twice. And he香蕉视频直播檚 showing off a power stroke, having just launched one in spring training on Monday.

The Red Sox traded for their Canadian batsman hoping he could reproduce an outstanding 2021 season, when his powerful swing produced 34 homers and 80 RBI for St. Louis. He also won his second Gold Glove Award for great defence in the outfield that season.

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After the trade, baseball pundits predicted he could have a huge year hitting in the American League this season, and he is expected to be a regular in the middle of the Bosox batting order.

There would be a bit of irony in O香蕉视频直播橬eill making opening day history against the Mariners 香蕉视频直播 the team drafted and developed the young Canadian, then traded him for pitching help.

He quickly became known for being one of the most jacked players in baseball, inspired by his father Terry O香蕉视频直播橬eill 香蕉视频直播 a former bodybuilding, Mr. Universe competitor, and a super senior who can still be found pumping iron at Club 16 in Maple Ridge.

The Maple Ridge boy, who was drafted from the Langley Blaze Premier team, has signed a one-year deal for $5.85 million with Boston.

The Red Sox take on the Mariners tonight at 7:10 p.m.



Neil Corbett

About the Author: Neil Corbett

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past decade with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
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