Yoenis Cespedes had another great season in 2016. It was his first full season with the New York Mets. In 2015, the Mets acquired Cespedes at the trade deadline and he helped lead them to the World Series. 2016 saw similar numbers. In 132 games, he collected 134 hits, 25 doubles, 72 runs, 86 RBIs, 31 home runs, and 3 stolen bases. He also posted a solid .280 batting average. He helped the Mets get to the Wild Card and he picked up a Silver Slugger at the end of the year.
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Cespedes’ Greatest Throw
Yoenis Cespedes is considered a solid player throughout MLB. He is best known for his bat. In his first five seasons, he Cespedes has hit 20 or more home runs. He won the Home Run Derby in both 2013 and 2014. He isn’t very consistent team-wise. In fact, from 2013-2015, Cespedes played for four different teams. 2015 was his best season. He got traded to the Mets halfway through the season. He led them to the postseason and even won a Gold Glove with the Tigers. Perhaps his best defensive play came in 2014. It was the Athletics at the Angels, Mike Trout at bat, Howie Kendrick the runner. Trout hit a fly ball near the foul line in left field. Cespedes ran over to the line and dropped the ball (knowing Cespedes, he probably did it just to set him up for the throw). The ball dribbled over to the wall. He picked up the ball and fired it to home plate. The throw was a perfect strike and Kendrick was out. After the play, analysts were able to conclude the throw was over 300 feet. The ball didn’t bounce. Even though Cespedes isn’t one of the greatest hitters of all time, he was immortalized by the greatest throw of his life.
Yoenis Cespedes
Yoenis Cespedes is one of the greatest sluggers in all of baseball. We now look into his profile.
Yoenis Cespedes is most known for his home run derby skills back with the Oakland Athletics. In his first two years in the majors, Cespedes would win the home run derby in both years tying him with Ken Griffley Jr. for the MLB record. Everybody thinks he is the best home run hitter. But he is an even better fielder. Before the trade which sent him to the Boston Red Sox, he would throw bombs from left field to get runners out at the plate.
But the Oakland Athletics made a mistake when they traded their top player away to the Boston Red Sox. With the Red Sox, he still was able to show his talent in historic Fenway Park. He would get his first infield assist as a Red Sox shortly after the trade. Every so often Yoenis can run for you to get an extra base. It was no wonder that the Oakland Athletics lost the wild card game to the Kansas City Royals. As you can see, Yoenis Cespedes is one of the best hitters and outfielders in the game today.