Jose Berrios withdraws his brother-in-law Javier Baez

Jose Berrios will be the holder of the All-Star Game right on his brother-in-law Javier Baez and his extended family for one year.
Of course, a pitcher never really wants to give up on one of the biggest stages of baseball, but by allowing Ketel Marte to double his lead in third.

Jose Berrios will be the holder of the All-Star Game right on his brother-in-law Javier Baez and his extended family for one year.

Of course, a pitcher never really wants to give up on one of the biggest stages of baseball, but by allowing Ketel Marte to double his lead in the third round of the all-star game presented by Mastercard on Progressive Field on Tuesday. , Berrios 'is set up for an All-Star battle with Baez, the Cubs' shortstop, for the second year in a row.

"Berrios looked at Marte and said," Thanks for getting a double "so he can face Javy Baez," Twins field player Jorge Polanco I said. "He was happy to face him."

Jose: Listen buddy, we did it again. "You are a criminal. I admire you. ?? Blessed.
Javy?: What an experience. You're mean. May God continue to bless you.
We see each other right away. pic.twitter.com/y3dvy9volD

– Jose O. Berrios (@JOLaMaKina) July 10, 2019

Baez also had a big smile on his face as he was heading towards the plate against Berrios, and he was seen chatting amicably with fellow Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor, who had faceTimed Baez before the match to brag. friend

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"I said [Berrios] to let me go easily because I've already had a dam, "Baez said. It was fun, and Lindor was also shouting that he was going to hit me. I told him it will be neither the last nor the first. "

In front of 28 members of the Berrios-Baez clan gathered in Cleveland for the All-Star festivities, Baez rocked on a first-pitched curved ball from Berrios and thrown it into the shallow left field, where the ball was squeezed by left field player Michael Brantley for the final on a scoring frame of aspiring 25 year old Twins.

After the match, Baez claimed that he knew that the ball was moving. That did not help, given the way Berrios' signature moved on Tuesday. He also posted a strong movement of his change and double stitching as he hit both Ronald Acuna Jr. and Christian Yelich before withdrawing Baez in order to preserve the 1-0 lead of the day. # 39; G.

Berrios also faced Baez at last season's Midsummer Classic in Washington, DC, when he forced his brother-in-law to fly to the right field as part of a fifth scoreless run.

"Tonight is a special night for us," said Berrios. "I knew the day was long, I tried to make eye contact and we did it.We simply smiled and enjoyed … We do not say anything. to look at each other and smile, we are enjoying the moment We will talk after the game. "

A second consecutive goalless performance in the all-star game was undoubtedly a good thing for Berrios, an ambitious young pitcher who always jumps on the opportunity to embark on the biggest stages and against the most talented competitors. . But even without his success in the field, Berrios would still have enjoyed the week, because of the time he could spend in Cleveland with his family.

Because Berrios' wife, Jannieliz, and Baez's wife, Irmarie, are sisters, they used the star game featuring Baez and Berrios as an excuse to reunite the whole family away from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, the common city of the two stars. . Before the match, Berrios had recounted how each member of his family had crammed into five different Ubers and had spread out on six tables while they were going out to dinner together Monday night.

"The last 24 to 48 hours have been amazing for me," Berrios said before the game. "I'm really happy, my family is here, wife, children, mom and dad, brother, sister, it's been a great moment so far.

Polanco, who started at the short stop, had a memorable night for both of the Twins of the match by scoring a goal against two with a RBI single in the fifth inning of righthander Walker Buehler of the Dodgers, which allowed AL 0

Polanco became the first Twins championship player to start a star game since Roy Smalley also started at the short stop in 1979.

After beating Clayton Kershaw in the second inning, Polanco beat second-baseman Max Muncy in fifth to take Gary Sanchez home with an insurance record. Polanco has become the fifth player of the Twins to record an RBI in the All-Star since 2000, and the first since Miguel Sano hit a RBI single at the Mid-Summer Classic 2017.

"It was great," Polanco said. "I feel really good about that, I've faced a really good guy and I've made contact with him.I had a basic shot."

Jake Odorizzi, the third star of the Twins, was not able to throw because of a light bulb, but he still managed to make the most of his ability to mingle with the players. position of the other teams in particular. He was busy enough trying to find what to do with all his memories of the experience, anyway.

"All the things that they give you here, I have the impression that you have to get into a truck or something to come back," said Odorizzi. "I guess I'll throw it in the plane after the game."