Julio Urías will say present with Mexico in the next edition of the World Baseball Classic.
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The star lefty of the Los Angeles Dodgers Julio Urías announced this Tuesday that he will wear the colors of the Mexican team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
“It will be something very beautiful for me, Mexico is possibly everything for me and the support I have from the countrymen is quite a lot day by day, not only those who are in the country, but also those who are abroad, like here in Los Angeles, I feel as if I were in Mexico and that is a source of pride for me the truth”, specified Urías when speaking with the press.
Julio Urías and Mexico
The 25-year-old left-hander recalled that he represented Mexico in the children’s categories and that this opportunity It will be the first to do it professionally.something that, he indicated, makes his family feel very proud.
Urías, born in Culiacán, He is the highest level player that Mexico has in Major League Baseballso his incorporation into the squad of the North American country is a significant push in the formation of the team.
In the fight for the CY Young
The pitcher, who last season finished as the leader in major league wins (20-3), in the current season he leads the National League in earned run percentage allowed, with 2.29, while registering a record of 15-7which keep him in the fight to win the Cy Young award, as the best pitcher on the old circuit.
Urías, who was crowned World Series champion with the Dodgers in 2020will try to bring that winning mystique to the “Tri” in the nations championship to be played in March 2023.
For this tournament, Mexico is part of Group C, along with the United States, Colombia and Canada.
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