One of the points I wanted to improve Randy Arozarena heading into the 2024 Major League season it was his physique. And that was precisely what he focused on. the Mexican outfielder of the Tampa Bay Rays who has surprised by his physical condition in this Spring Training.
The player of Cuban origin, who is preparing for what will be his fifth season with Tampa Bay’s ninth, hopes to have a much more consistent 2024 in terms of his physical condition, an aspect that in his opinion had a decline during the season. second part of the season.
what speaks Randy Arozarena can be confirmed with the numbers that the Mexican presented during the first half of last season in which he left an offensive line of .288/.401/.484 with 15 home runs in 80 games, while After the MLB-All Star Game he averaged .218 with eight home runs in 71 games.
“My main focus during the offseason was getting a lot stronger. I feel like last year, in the second half I lost some weight at the end. “Strength training was part of my main focus to arrive ready for camp this year.”the Mexican commented to MLB.com.
And the effort paid off, since the Rays player shows off an imposing physique at this beginning of spring training and has even earned him the recognition of the manager of the Tampa Bay ninth, Kevin Cash, who highlighted the outfielder’s physical condition .
“I’m really impressed with Randy. He looks strong and is strong. He’s always been strong, but that’s a lot of hard work in the gym. “I’m happy that the motivation was there for him to try a lot harder in the offseason.”assured the Rays helmsman.
According to Randy Arozarena himself, it is normal that in the second half of the season he loses some weight which translates into less resistance and that is precisely what he wants to avoid in 2024 in which he is aiming to improve his production of last campaign.
The Mexican outfielder finished the regular season with an offensive average of .254 and with 23 home runs, the highest number in his career, in addition to contributing 83 RBIs in the 151 games he played with Tampa Bay.
Those numbers from Arozarena helped the Rays finish with a record of 99 wins and 68 losses, placing them in second place in the American League East Division behind the Baltimore Orioles (101-61). In the Wild Card Series they fell to the Texas Rangers, who were ultimately crowned World Series champions.
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