White Sox rookie Yermín Mercedes is baseball’s biggest story

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

After winning American League Player of the Week honors, 28-year-old rookie Yermín Mercedes speaks with Chuck Garfien about his incredible start to the season, including setting a new major league record by collecting eight hits in his first eight at-bats. Mercedes also discusses his approach with two strikes, why he almost quit the game before the White Sox selected him in the Rule 5 draft in 2018, getting a photo with Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, and his next goal: being named the AL Player of the Month.(4:40) - Yermín discusses why he didn't give up after 10 years in the minors(8:30) - Finding out he was the AL Player of the Week(10:38) - The difficulties hitting DH and how he's had immediate success at it(12:40) - Getting a photo with Mike Trout and Albert Pujols

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0:00.0	There Mercedes has his first major league hit.
0:07.0	Left side through he'll get at least one run.
0:11.0	Mercedes got him.
0:12.0	Three for three for your mean Mercedes.
0:15.0	A little inside out job and four hits for your mean Mercedes.
0:20.0	Your mean to left field down the line.
0:23.6	That is fair.
0:24.6	It's a five for five.
0:27.6	Mercedes turns on it, down the left field line.
0:30.6	Did he? Yes, he did.
0:33.6	Mercedes up the middle.
0:35.6	He is seven for seven to open the year.
0:39.9	Ready to go.
0:41.2	And he unloads to left center field.
0:44.4	This is number eight.
0:50.0	Well, you asked for it.
0:51.9	You got it.
0:53.4	The Yermin freaking Mercedes White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by WinTrust.
1:00.9	Hey, everyone, Chuck Arfine here.
1:02.4	And if you've been listening to the podcast, yeah, I've been hyping up all that is, Yermine Mercedes, for over a year.
1:14.6	For his power, his clutch hitting, and flamboyant personality both on and off the field. And he has put on a show that nobody could have predicted.
1:22.9	Five for five in his first major league start, eight hits in his first eight at bats, and now he is
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