{"id":16905,"date":"2023-10-04T16:59:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=16905"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T15:59:32","slug":"randy-arozarenas-mom-throws-first-pitch-at-first-mlb-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/randy-arozarenas-mom-throws-first-pitch-at-first-mlb-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Arozarena&#8217;s mom throws first pitch at first MLB game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Randy Arozarena invited his mother Sandra Gonz\u00e1lez to kick off the postseason by throwing out the first pitch on Tuesday at Tropicana Field. Gonz\u00e1lez visited the Tampa Bay area from her home in Mexico on Monday, Arozarena said. Game 1 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/rays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rays<\/a>\u2019 American League Wild Card Series against the Texas Rangers was the first time she watched her son play a Major League game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So she made her way to the middle of the infield on Tuesday afternoon, and Randy took his position behind the plate to catch a long-awaited first pitch that he requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just really happy that she\u2019s here,\u201d Arozarena said before the game through Rays communications manager Elvis Martinez. \u201cIt\u2019s a really proud moment for me and my family, and I\u2019m really excited that that\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, for the first time, Randy\u2019s mom gets to see her son play as a major leaguer \ud83e\udd7a\ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fnOYgdghbk\">pic.twitter.com\/fnOYgdghbk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaysBaseball\/status\/1709288128698024123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pitch had been a long time coming, according to Randy. The All-Star outfielder defected from Cuba to Mexico in late 2015 and ultimately became a Mexican citizen in April 2022, with the unwavering support of his mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe actually [made] that decision as a family. I was the older brother, like the man of the house, so I had to tell her that that&#8217;s what I was thinking,\u201d Arozarena said. \u201cShe supported it, and you know the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonz\u00e1lez left Cuba for Mexico in 2017, which was Randy\u2019s first season in the Cardinals\u2019 Minor League system. Arozarena and his professional soccer player brother, Raiko, have been able to visit their mother in Mexico over the years, as recently as last offseason in his case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Randy Arozarena&#8217;s mother still watches her son\u2019s games on TV in Mexico. However, the family have been working to get a visa for Sandra for five years, Arozarena said, and her applications were refused for four years. She could not be there in person to witness Randy\u2019s spectacular ascent into a postseason hero, World Baseball Classic sensation and fan-favorite player around Tropicana Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Randy Arozarena and his mom create a memorable pregame moment as she\u2019ll watch her son play his first MLB game in person today. \ud83d\udc99\ud83e\udd0d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9qGEnO8C7r\">pic.twitter.com\/9qGEnO8C7r<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bally Sports Sun: Rays (@BallyRays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BallyRays\/status\/1709280637872423342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The last time Randy Arozarena&#8217;s mother watched him play a match, he figured, was in Mexico in 2017. But he said they restarted the application process a few weeks ago, and she finally got a visa that permitted her to travel to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really happy and blessed that she\u2019s here,\u201d Arozarena said. \u201cIt\u2019s also important that she\u2019s going to watch me playing in the playoffs, [so it] is really important for me that she\u2019s here in a game like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked how Gonz\u00e1lez would handle her first pitch, Arozarena said with a smile that she throws hard but hoped it would be a strike. Wearing a No. 56 Arozarena Devil Rays jersey,&nbsp; that was what she delivered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randy Arozarena invited his mother Sandra Gonz\u00e1lez to kick off the postseason by throwing out the first pitch on Tuesday at Tropicana Field. Gonz\u00e1lez visited the Tampa Bay area from her home in Mexico on Monday, Arozarena said. Game 1 of the Rays\u2019 American League Wild Card Series against the Texas Rangers was the first time she watched her son play a Major League game. So she made her way to the middle of the infield on Tuesday afternoon, and Randy took his position behind the plate to catch a long-awaited first pitch that he requested. \u201cI\u2019m just really happy that she\u2019s here,\u201d Arozarena said before the game through Rays communications manager Elvis Martinez. \u201cIt\u2019s a really proud moment for me and my family, and I\u2019m really excited that that\u2019s going to happen.\u201d The pitch had been a long time coming, according to Randy. The All-Star outfielder defected from Cuba to Mexico in late 2015 and ultimately became a Mexican citizen in April 2022, with the unwavering support of his mother. \u201cWe actually [made] that decision as a family. 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