CHICAGO — As he rounded the bases Monday night at Rate Field, Ali Sánchez transported back to his hometown of Carora, Venezuela.
The Yankees catcher had envisioned this moment “a lot” in his mind, but finally it had arrived in reality, in his fifth season and 75th game in the major leagues: his first home run.
“Literally a kid running the bases from Venezuela and living the dream,” Sánchez said of what was going through his mind after hitting a three-run shot in the Yankees’ 9-5 win over the White Sox.
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