Stefania Aradillas joins Yankees for HRDX Mexico City
The Yankees finished last in Seoul after a narrow win in London. October in Mexico City , them will seek the FTX MLB Home Run Derby X Championship.
While London MVP Award winner Erika Piancastelli won’t be able to play next weekend at Campo Marte, thats OK: they has international softball star Stefania Aradillas in her place.
Aradillas debuted at Mount San Antonio College and was cast in Won the State Athlete Award AND YES Plenary Student Athlete and. This led to her subsequent transfer to San Diego State University for her final two years of college qualification.
but just as HRDX is an international event, Aradillas is also an international star. she for the Mexico national team since 942, preselected in Pan Am Silver Medal at the Central American Softball Championship. She was the only native Mexican player in the Mexican team at the time in the roster Tokyo Olympán González fan growing up, Aradillas may now have a chance to face and beat him at HRDX. The two teams will sit in a tie in the opening round, with the winner vying for the title with the winner of the Red Sox-Cubs game.
Unfortunately, Mexico lost to Canada, 3-2, in the bronze medal game — coming just one run shy of medaling in the team’s first Olympic games.
While Aradillas now embraces and loves softball, her story is one that resonates with many female athletes: She only turned to the sport when she was barred from playing baseball.
“I always practiced sports, a little bit of everything: swimming, gymnastics, dance, tennis, karate, baseball. Suddenly, when I played baseball with children, they told me I can’t go to a World Cup because I’m a woman. That’s when I decided to switch to softball. The rest is history,” Aradillas told Esto. “At 9 years old, I switched to softball. At 15, I started representing Mexico, and at 27, I represented Mexico at the Olympics. I would not change anything that I experienced. At the time, it was perhaps painful, but now I see it as a gift.”
A fan of Adrián González growing up, Aradillas may now get a chance to face — and beat him — at HRDX. The two teams will square off in the first-round matchup, with the winner competing for the championship against the winner of the Red Sox-Cubs contest.
