Jaylon Thompson writes about Nelson Velázquez’s heroics on Sunday.
When the ball left his bat this time, he knew it would remain in the ballpark.
“When I hit it, I knew it wasn’t a homer,” Velazquez said. “Too much of a line drive. But I say, ‘I have to run.’”
So run he did, tearing through second base and sliding head-first into third as Pasquantino and pinch-runner Dairon Blanco scored.
“I was thinking stay at second, but I said I have to go to third,” Velazquez said. “Make that run 90 feet away.