AMLO accelerated the naturalization of Randy Arozarena to play for Mexico

Randy Arozarena became the biggest figure in the Mexican team throughout the 2023 World Baseball Classic, who are already in the quarter-finals against Puerto Rico. Curiously, his arrival in the national team only happened in 2022 after obtaining his naturalization, based on the fact that he is married and has a daughter, both of whom are Mexican nationals.

However, this fact would not have been possible without the media intervention of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)because since 2021 Randy Arozarena has asked for the president’s help to be able to speed up naturalization procedures and be able to represent the Habs.

The Cuban-born baseball player since arriving in Aztec lands has always shown his love and appreciation for the green white and redso from the beginning, he was always ready to represent the Tricolor“I only ask one favor from my people, send a message to the president to give me nationality and do me this favor to represent Mexico in the World Classic, that’s all I want”, said he mentioned via Instagram in 2021.

These statements from the player who led the national team in his 14 at-bats, adding 7 hits (1 HR), 6 runs and 9 RBIs, reached the Mexican president, who in one of his conferences usual mornings, urged the National Institute for Migration (INM) to manage naturalization.

“He is a prominent Cuban-born baseball player who was in Mexico then he went to the United States in the major leagues and participated in the World Series. we will ask Francois Gardunodirector of migration, to contact him and see him,” urged the general manager, who is also a big baseball fan.

Arozarena was naturalized on April 21, 2022, declaring that he has a partner and a daughter, both of Mexican origin, which favored him to receive the letter from Juan Sabines GuerreroConsul of Mexico in Orlando, Florida.

As a thank you, the Tampa Bay Rays player offered AMLO a jersey with which he played the 2020 World Series: “I became a Mexican citizen, I am already one of them. I thank Mexico for receiving me and representing them.“, he mentioned.

After the disaster of their debut against Colombia, the Aztec team corrected course and, thanks to the dazzling performance of several of their players, they obtained a pass for the quarter-finals. In this edition, they will seek to repair the results obtained in other tournaments and, finally, reach the semi-final.

One of the things that stood out the most from the World Cup was Randy Arozarenawho led his teammates in victory over Great Britain (with three RBIs) and reached a total of nine in the current edition of the tournament, setting a new record in this category.

Joey Meneses, the Culiacán-born player who reached the major leagues in January 2022, was also one of the protagonists of the attack led by Benjamín Román Gil. In the second game, against UNITED STATESthe youngster from Sinaloa hit three out of five balls, including two were circuits who added points for the overwhelming 11-5 final.

Among the attackers of the national team who stood out the most during the group stage, there were also Alexis Wilson, which helped settle the close game against Great Britain. Two runs produced by the player born in Los Mochis were enough to defeat those of the island and are already dreaming of obtaining a ticket for the next phase.

Defensive performances were also decisive for the French team to win against their rivals. In the match against Great Britain, the pitcher Taijuan walker he eliminated a total of eight Britons and set a new record for a Mexican representative in a World Classic game.

When? Friday March 17 at 5:00 p.m. (Central Mexico time)

Or? The game will take place in the Loan deposit parkformerly known as Marlins Park, in Miami, Florida.

How to watch the game? In Mexico, the match will be broadcast by the signal of Picture Television (3.1 channel open television).