Yermin Mercedes new baseball star?

Isaiahlonvelin
2 min readApr 27, 2021
Yermin Mercedes rounding the bases after hitting a home run. Credit: New York Post

Yermin Mercedes, 28, is a rookie catcher/DH for the Chicago White Sox who is making headlines as baseball new superstar and candidate for the rookie of the year.

Mercedes made his name known when he started the season going 8–8 in the first two games against the Angels, and from then on kept going on to put up video game numbers.

He was the first person since the 1900s to get 8 consecutive hits.

Because of his swing and power he produces at the plate he has an awesome nickname already which is “The Yerminator”.

With a nickname like that nobody will forget about a player like this and his natural ability to play the game.

Yermin Mercedes has been highly underrated when playing in the minors because of his defensive ability, but has always been known to rake the ball and be a smart hitter at the plate.

Not only is he a player who can hit, but he can run fast making him dangerous on the base paths. During his time in the minor leagues he stole roughly at least 28 bases.

He is a big guy, but he is a big guy who can run and change the game on the bases

Since his opening day start and amazing performance at the plate his becoming a household name not only for Chicago but for the MLB.

There is conversation that he is in the canadine for rookie of the year, and many fans are agreeing with the way he has been peforming.

He is a breakout star which many people did not believe he would be, but his turning a lot of heads to see who this guy is.

Everyone is talking about him and hyping him up to be this new star, and Mercedes is living up to that expectation.

Not only is he a good ball player, but the way he is on the field having fun showing that emotion that gets fans to love the game, is a fun player to watch, and has this swag about him.

Also its the story, that guy to come out of nowhere to be baseball future rookie of the year.

His baseball cards on Ebay are up too $130 and a autograph card going up too $250.

Yermin Mercedes is a fun baseball player to watch, and everyone hopes for him to stay healthy so he can gives us more highlights to watch.

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