Willians Astudillo is a great reminder that baseball players come in all shapes and sizes.
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins’ 5’9″, 225-pound utility man (he’s already played catcher, first base, second base, and third base this season) reached base on a routine groundball to shortstop. Boston Red Sox shortstop Xavier Bogaerts was a bit off target with his throw, and Astudillo made an awesome slide to avoid the tag attempt from first baseman Bobby Dalbec.
Willians “Nick Punto” Astudillo.@Twins | #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/FvR8RJlIYu
— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) April 13, 2021
— Red Sox Stats (@redsoxstats) April 13, 2021
Willians Astudillo is the greatest baseball player who has ever lived pic.twitter.com/4Swp9p6RGx
— Bill_TPA, formerly (@BillTWIBH) April 13, 2021
And here Astudillo is chasing after a foul ball into the infield netting:
Willians Astudillo, hat in hand, in the snow, chasing after a foul ball.
A work of art. 🎨 pic.twitter.com/xHACPbnDx0
— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) April 13, 2021
Wholesome content. “La Tortuga” is an incredible athlete that also entered the game with a career .301 batting average.
Unfortunately, Astudillo’s efforts on the basepaths weren’t enough for the Twins in this one. Boston came away with a 4-2 victory. La
