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Noel and family ‘so proud’ after hard work pays off with booming home run
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BALTIMORE — First, Jhonkensy Noel couldn’t keep the stick in his hands. Then, he couldn’t keep the ball in the yard.
In his Major League debut, Noel, the Guardians’ No. 26 prospect, made sure to show off his home run power in spectacular fashion, blasting his first big league home run 413 feet into the center field with an exit velocity of 106.5 mph in the second. inning of the Guardians’ 4-2 loss to the Orioles Wednesday night at Camden Yards.
“I was happy,” the 22-year-old said in Spanish. “… It makes me very grateful and proud of all the work the team has done to bring me here and the work I have done as well.
After scoring two outs in the second inning, Noel took a fly ball as the first offering from Orioles starter Grayson Rodriguez. The native of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, then prepared to swing. Noel saw Rodriguez’s second fastball as an opportunity to connect, and he did, sending the ball into foul territory – with his bat – along the third base line, where the Guardians third base coach Rouglas Odor. He said the bat flew because he couldn’t get a good enough grip on it.
Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco was in the dugout when he heard exclamations caused by the wayward bat, followed by someone predicting a home run immediately afterward.
Noel grabbed a new bat, took a few practice swings to get used to it, took a breath and swung. Almost as if he heard the call from the dugout, the first baseman lofted the ball deep to center field before landing in the middle of the Orioles bullpen.
“I’m so happy to see someone make their major league debut, then throw the bat 180 feet and then hit 413 feet on the next pitch,” manager Stephen Vogt said. “It’s always such a celebration when one of your teammates gets their first hit, their first at-bat that’s a home run, I’m so happy for him and he had a great game. »
Vogt nicknamed Noel, a towering slugger, “Big Christmas” upon his arrival in the Majors.
“The smile, this big, big Christmas is here, man,” Vogt said before the game. “We’re thrilled to have him, and I’m just really excited for him.”
Orioles starter Grayson Rodriguez didn’t have much information on Noel — all he knew was that the prospect was hot in the minors.
“I knew he would be in the lineup tonight. I didn’t have much information about him,” the right-hander said. “I threw a good radiator up and down. If he wants to hit a home run, all you have to do is tip your cap to him. It was a good swing.
His girlfriend, Chantal Duran, and their daughter, Jayla, watched from Section 31 as Noel became the fourth Cleveland batter to hit a dinger in his MLB at-bat and the first since Kevin Kouzmanoff, who hit a big slam during his first MLB. at bat against Texas on September 2, 2006. He was also the 11th player in franchise history to homer in his first MLB game.
“I felt very proud because I know all the work he has done since he was young, and this is his dream,” Duran said in Spanish. “…All I could do was clap and cry. For the nostalgia, the happiness, there are no words to explain what I feel.
The excitement wasn’t limited to his loved ones at Camden Yards. Back in Columbus, Angel Martínez and José Tena posted videos from the clubhouse of the Triple-A Clippers, who had gathered to watch Noel’s debut during a rain delay. The clubhouse erupted as soon as they saw the ball leave his bat, recognizing the all too familiar path the ball was about to travel.
“I haven’t seen (the videos) yet, but I’m very grateful,” Noel said. “Yes, it’s work, but with good teammates, it goes well, and thank you to them for always supporting me. »
Noel finished 1 for 4 in his debut with two strikeouts. In his last appearance with the Clippers on June 23, he went 1 out of 5. His only hit: a 430-foot solo home run to center field with an exit velocity of 106 mph.
“With Triple-A and here, the only difference is there are more veteran players and the pitchers execute a little more,” he said. “I was confident and honestly, I felt really normal, like it was a normal game I was playing in Columbus and I was able to get a hit.”
Noel managed to get his first long ball from the O’s bullpen and even though he doesn’t know where he’s going to keep it yet, he knows it will be kept in a very special place.