Randy Arozarena hits a homer and then steals home, a breakdown
What Happened
Randy Arozarena steps to the plate in the first inning, leading off for the Tampa Bay Rays. The young outfielder already had a breakout postseason in 2020 and now he's poised to add to his highlight reel. Arozarena works the count full, 3-2, against Boston Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta. On the next pitch, Arozarena crushes a towering home run, his 11th of the playoffs. He calmly trots around the bases, taking in the moment as his Rays teammates celebrate in the dugout. In his next at-bat, Arozarena draws a walk against Pivetta. With the Rays holding a slim lead, Arozarena is eager to be aggressive on the basepaths. As Pivetta prepares his next pitch, Arozarena takes off, stealing home with a daring and calculated dash to the plate. The Red Sox catcher and pitcher are caught off guard, unable to react in time as Arozarena slides safely across the dish. The Tropicana Field crowd erupts, marveling at Arozarena's heads-up baserunning and pure athletic ability. "It wasn't my feet that did it, I just counted some seconds," Arozarena says with a smile after the game. "I'm a smart guy." The 26-year-old Cuban-Mexican standout has quickly become a fan favorite in Tampa Bay, known for his infectious energy, powerful bat and elite speed. His historic performance - becoming the first player ever to hit a home run and steal home in the same playoff game - showcases the full breadth of his talents and cements his status as one of the most exciting young stars in Major League Baseball. The Rays go on to win the game, further solidifying their position atop the American League East division. Arozarena's heroics have played a crucial role in the team's success and Tampa Bay fans eagerly await his next feat as they chase another deep postseason run. With his combination of skill, intelligence and flair, Randy Arozarena has emerged as must-watch entertainment in the 2021 MLB playoffs.
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randy arozarena and he's good at playing
baseball last regular season he only
played 23 games then in last year's
playoffs he played 20 games in those 20
games in the postseason he went off in
the 20 games he had 10 home runs he had
a 377 batting average he had a one dot
slugging this year he's about to win the
american league rookie of the year award
now you know about him his name is randy
he likes popcorn he likes playing
baseball he likes the fact that he has
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go he steps into the plate he's the lead
off hitter so this is the first at-bat
of the game he's got a 3-1 count and
they're flashing signs like there's a
runner on base but there's not a runner
on base kind of a bad look for baseball
ball four and now the speedster he can
hit home runs he can also
run and he's gonna go first to home on
this ball that doesn't even reach the
wall cuts it off he does bobble it
and you can't do that with randy running
because he's a fast dude and he just
steals with these gets up looks around
couldn't find it couldn't grab it
couldn't grab it he's like yeah i was
bobbling that i was bobbling like yep
he's gonna drink out of his little
gatorade cup
and he's gonna step up this is his third
at-bat of the game he's got smile on his
face he's doing his favorite thing
that's ball one low that's ball two high
and away
here's a big old swing at the 2-0
fastball right through it he's going to
get another fastball fouls that back
then he's gonna spit on the curved
slider there from pavetta 3-2 fastball
gets all of that his 11th home run in
the postseason in 21 games absolutely
insane and he got his a swing off three
times didn't work didn't work worked
that's why you get three swings take
advantage of all of them he's just quiet
no screaming no yelling just calm quiet
he's gonna do some push-offs you're
gonna show off the muscles he's gonna
sip the little gatorade
that's what life's all about for him all
right
next at bat last that bat of the game
against pavetta again i'm guessing the
umpire
it was like the home run is cool but i
don't want to watch this dude's slow jog
i want to watch him with speed so he
just calls the first strike a ball and
then he calls the second
strike or would have been the first
strike a ball so we got a 2-0 count
everyone's like what the hell's going on
that's a curveball away that's a
curveball high randy's on first again
and you gotta worry about his speed and
yeah
they're worried about it pick off
attempt pick off attempt oh is he going
shake your head go i dare you to run
pick off attempt
doesn't matter because that ball is
going to get poked down the line randy's
going to go first to third is he going
to go first the home again everyone
wanted to see it but
nope
heads back ooh just beats him sometimes
his gloves look like
like doctor's gloves to me just the blue
latex left so here's this is important
he's on third base and he's looking at
josh taylor the pitcher and for a couple
pitches he definitely
starts counting and sizing it up so as
soon as
he gets stood up because he's a lefty
and looks that way one mississippi two
mississippi three mississippi four
mississippi he's got four seconds where
he's not looking at randy let's see it
again i'm sure this is what randy and
the razer one mississippi two
mississippi three mississippi four
mississippi then to the plate so i'm
guessing that's what they're seeing here
it's not just a on the whim thing
because the next time he's staring at
him right now pitcher's looking at randy
at third he comes up and randy just goes
because he knows he's got four seconds
before he's even gonna get out of his
little mental state no again just quiet
no yelling oh there's a little yell i'm
a liar they're going crazy in the trap
first player ever to hit a home run and
steal home
in the same playoff game and it was easy
it all of it just seemed so easy
it's randy's worldwide because he's
smart because he's a smart dude like
how'd you do that he's like well with my
brains it wasn't my it wasn't my feet
that did it i just counted some seconds
i'm a smart guy and you can be smart too
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