Kirk and Aranda, 1st Mexican with Hit in All Star since 1954
Alejandro Kirk and Jonathan Aranda are the first born in Mexico to hits in a stars game since Roberto Ávilaen did 1954
Alejandro Kirk and Jonathan Aranda They made history in it Star set of MLB 2025 In the Truist Park, of Atlanta, to the connect on Tuesday the first unstoppable For a Pelotero born in Mexico in 71 years in it half -season classic.
In addition, Aranda became the first born in Mexico at all times to arrive based in his first two appearances at the bat of a game of stars, upon receiving ball base and hitting the seventh and eighth entries.
Kirk, from the Toronto Blue Jays, and Aranda, from the Tampa Bay Rays, joined Roberto “Beto” Ávilaas the only ones born in Mexico to connect unstoppable in the history of the stars games, and are the first to do so since July 13, 1954.
“I liked it a lot (the All Star), as I mentioned, it is a very good format for fans and also in the care of pitchers, we give a little more show to fans,” Aranda told AM850 Digital after the game.
“It was very nice, seeing us both based (along with Kirk), our first All Star together, we want them to be more, have a good turn and get based on was something wonderful.”
Veracruz Ávila-Mexican position player with more stars play played with three-had hit the last unstoppable representing the then Cleveland Indians in 1954, when he hit 3-3.
Then, Ávila himself left without hit in the 1955 star game. 40 years passed for another Mexican position to appear in a half -season classic, Vinicio Castillathat also left without hit in 1995 and 1998 in four shifts in total.
Kirk was the next to appear in 2022 and in a couple of times to the bat he left without unstoppable. Isaac Paredes followed him in 2024 and failed in one turn.
On Tuesday at the Truist Park, Kirk entered the receiver in the lower part of the sixth entry by Cal Raleight, by Seattle Mariners, and was as the fourth bat -first born in Mexico that is fourth bat in an All Star.
When hit in the seventh entrance, Kirk responded unstoppable to the central meadow to the first pitching that Adrián Morejón, from San Diego Padres, made, and immediately Aranda, in six pitching, received the base for balls, the first of a Mexican since July 12, 1955 in which Ávila was walked in his third game of stars.
In the eighth episode, again they stopped to hit, and after Kirk hit the right meadow, Aranda hit the right meadow before the rookie Jacob Misiorowski, to join Ávila and Kirk.
“Do not stop working (Jonathan Aranda), this is his first All Star of many, I am very proud of him,” Kirk said about his compatriot Aranda.
“I know all his career (by Alejandro Kirk) at 100 percent, for everything that has happened, he is proud, very happy to be together in the star game,” said Aranda de Kirk.
