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Alex Verdugo hits his first HR with the Yankees: how many has he hit in his career?
The Mexican, who had struggled on offense at the start of the season, hit his first home run with the Yankees in the third game of the series against the Dbacks.
Among the incorporations that the New York Yankees made during the offseason was Mexican Alex Verdugo, who landed at the franchise from the Boston Red Sox - the Bronx Bombers’ historic rivals. Since then, the 27-year-old player has had outstanding performances in the outfield and has been key in the team’s frenetic start, although on offense he had struggled a little more.
Verdugo strikes first home run with the Yankees
On Wednesday night, in the third game of the series against the Arizona Dbacks, Alex Verdugo hit his first home run with the New York Yankees jersey. In the top of the tenth inning, ‘Dugie’ didn’t wait and hit Kevin Ginkel with the first pitch to send the ball high up an over over right field.
During his career in MLB, Verdugo has hit a total of 58 home runs during three seasons with the Dodgers, four years with the Red Sox and now with the Yankees - 26 of them while playing at home and the other 32 on the road. He made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Padres on 1 September 2017, and hit his first home run, a 382-foot shot to left field against Colorado Rockies pitcher Adam Ottavino, on 9 October 2017, He hit a career-high of 13 homers in 2021
After the series against the Arizona Dbacks, the Yankees will return to activity this Friday 5 April in what will be their Home Opener of the 2024 season in the MLB. The ‘Bronx Bombers’ will host the Toronto Blue Jays in a three-game series, stay at home to face the Miami Marlins after that.