Andrés Giménez, the Venezuelan baseball player and star second baseman for the Cleveland Guardians in Major League Baseball, expressed his happiness about being a part of the team and particularly about the city. The player, who signed an eight-season contract with the Guardians, spoke to the team’s press franchise and disclosed that there are many similarities between the city and his home country, Venezuela. «There are many things similar to where I was born in Venezuela. There is a great love for baseball there, just like here in Cleveland. That is one of the things that makes me enjoy the city the way I do,» he said.
The Venezuelan player has established himself as one of the best second baseman in the MLB, allowing him to be chosen to join the Venezuelan team in the World Baseball Classic. Currently, Giménez holds an average of .308 with 16 hits, one home run, five runs batted in, 16 runs scored, and three stolen bases. Cleveland Guardians’ tweet with Giménez’s interview has raised people’s curiosity and interest about the comparison between Cleveland and Venezuela.
