Erubiel Durazo: el mexicano que ayudó a ganar la Serie Mundial de 2001

In July 1999, Erubiel Durazo made his Major League debut weeks after participating in the Futures Game. In 52 games, he batted .329 with a 153 OPS+. Baseball was different then. Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Durazo arrived in Arizona with a profile uncommon among Mexican players of the 1990s: left-handed power and a plate discipline few of his contemporaries possessed. He didn't give away outs. He waited for his pitch. And when he connected, he connected with authority. In October 2001, he pinch-hit for Tom Glavine in Game 5 of the NLCS and hit the home run that clinched the series. Arizona advanced to the World Series and won it. But his wrist and time didn't deliver what his numbers promised. This is the story of the best Mexican hitter that Major League Baseball couldn't fully capitalize on. 🔔 Subscribe to Lefty Gomez for more baseball stories and analysis. TABLE OF CONTENTS Intro 0:00 - 1:10 The Road to MLB 1:11 - 2:16 Dream Debut 2:17 - 3:16 The Arizona Years 3:17 - 4:31 His Best Season, Oakland A's 4:32 - 5:43 The Career Cut Short 5:44 - 6:32 What Could Have Been 6:33 - 7:39