Miguel Amaya remembers Panama

Miguel Amaya knows how to take advantage of opportunities Chicago Cubs He was invited to return to the majors for a second time and the Panamanian was out of place, playing as scheduled, hitting his first home run in Major Leagues and PanamaIt came back to his memory.

Amaya who became the 70th Panamanian player to do so The big leagueshe hit his home run off the pitcher Drew Carlton with Yan Gomes on the bases, in the third episode, in the game where he is Chicago Cubsor win San Diego Padres Last Sunday.

“I don’t have the words to explain it,” Amaya said after the game, but as he walked the bases, he imagined his parents jumping at home, with great pride.

“It’s something I’ll remember for the rest of my life,” Amaya said, according to the publication Chicago Sun Times.

In that game, the Panamanian won 3-3, he was hit once. That is, four times when he went to the plate, he managed to get on base.

24-year-old baseball player Santeño admitted that he remembers his first home run when he was an eight-year-old boy, and now he hit his first home run in The big leaguessomething he finds “amazing.”

“I was ready; it was in my plan,” Amaya, who also plays catcher, said of his first home run in the big tent.

“I was ready for every pitcher. Just do damage, I told myself and that’s all I did,” the Panamanian repeated.

Amaya’s drive came off a 92 MPH throw from Drew Carlton that had a distance of 415 feet.

Amaya returned to the Major Leagues, coming from the Lowa Cubs at Triple AAA, This is the second time the Panamanian has been called up due to a 15-day injury to pitcher Justin Steele, who has been placed on the disabled list.

At the first opportunity which Amaya went tos Major LeagueHe left a good impression, and Cubs manager Davis Ross recalled that.

“He’s shown he can handle the opportunities he’s been given and he’s shown some really good at-bats, he’s managed the pitching staff very well,” Ross said of the Panamanian.

“Just give him a chance to get in (in Miguel Amaya), to continue to get that taste of the Major Leagues, to be in an environment with a lot of winners here and to continue to develop his career and help us win games,” Ross added, according to the Chicago newspaper.

Although Amaya He played as indicated, it is not out of the question that Ross could also use him as a receiver.

The Chicago Cubs They are playing a three-game series against the San Diego Padres, losing the first 6-0, winning the second 7-1, and playing the third game on Monday night.

After this performance, Miguel Amaya has seen action in seven games in the majors, not counting the one this Monday night, leaving his offensive average at .375, 6 hits in 16 at bats, with two runs scored, and a home run, four RBI and he hit twice.