HOME RUN Yuli Gurriel: The Cuban hit the 1st with Miami at LoanDepot Park

April 2, 2023

Yuli Gurriel has been improving throughout this spring with the Miami Marlins, after signing a Minor League contract late.

The Cuban continues to battle for a spot on the big league team in Florida and has been putting his experience into practice to convince the coaching staff.

Following that aspect, Yuli Gurriel hit his first home run of this spring on a blast off the pitches from his own teammate Trevor Rogers.

Yes, this is because the Miami Marlins are playing an intra-squad game at LoanDepot Park stadium this Monday.

Yuli Gurriel connected on a pitch thrown in his power zone and didn't miss the opportunity to send the ball flying.

With an exquisite swing, the native of Sancti Spíritus deposited it in the stands of the left field territory of the Miami home.

With this home run, Yuli Gurriel opened his home run column in these spring games and continues earning merit to make the team.

Much has been said regarding this situation, however, there is still no concrete data on whether or not he will make the team.

However, team General Manager Kim Ng said this past Sunday that Yuli should be with the team on Thursday.

In her statements, she also took the opportunity to refer to the Cuban shortstop José Iglesias, where she hinted that "candelita" will not be on the big league team.