Urías was also tied for second on the Brewers with 14 doubles and with 42 runs batted in, second behind García (51) in runs batted in as well. If both Urías and the Brewers have their way, there are going to be plenty more moving forward.Įntering Thursday's big series opener with the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Field, Urías' 12 homers had him within striking distance of team leader Avisaíl García (15) and within eight of setting a new professional high-water mark. 'That’s definitely the best homer I’ve ever had.' 'When you see his stuff – his fastball, his cutter – it’s really amazing,' Urías said.
Urías turned around a 99-mph fastball from the right-hander widely considered the best pitcher on Planet Earth right now and deposited it 413 feet out to the left-field bleachers at Citi Field to get the Milwaukee Brewers out to a lead four pitches in. At just 24 years old and in his first full season in the major leagues, Luis Urías didn't have to think long or hard about whether his leadoff home run against Jacob deGrom on Wednesday in New York was the most memorable of his career.