His debut in the Major Leagues took his time and it wasn’t until he was 28 when Yermín Mercedes he had a chance to play every day, which is happening right now with the Chicago White Sox.
And its impact has been profound. He made history by connecting 8 p.m. hits in his first eight rounds at bat as a game starter and woke up on Friday as a major league batting leader, with 556.
In an interview a few days ago, his father Yermin, revealed that his son was about to leave the game, so he understood they were lacking opportunities.
But for now he is the figure of the moment in the White Sox, the ‘Yerminator’, and the favorite player of the Chicago fanatic.
Thursday connected a 485-foot quadrangular that has historic status, the third longest in the history of Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the White Sox.
“I feel really good, I hit the third longest home run at the White Sox stadium and that makes me feel good,” Mercedes commented.
The attention he is generating is something Yermín had been waiting for and, after playing the first home game of the season, he said he had received the affection of the public.
“The fans want to know about me and I like that, that there are people supporting me and they want me to do well. Every time I was on the plate, I felt the affection of the fans shouting Yermin. I was having fun. and when you’re having fun, things go well. This is Yermin, this is me. “, He indicated.
He also said that his father, his brother and other people close to him were in the stadium.
“My father, my brother, some close friends were at the stadium. There were about eight of my people in the stadium, applauding and bidding for me.”