{"id":451142,"date":"2022-05-22T20:10:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T17:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eduardo-escobar-saving-champagne-for-when-mets-become-champions\/"},"modified":"2022-05-22T20:10:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T17:10:11","slug":"eduardo-escobar-saving-champagne-for-when-mets-become-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eduardo-escobar-saving-champagne-for-when-mets-become-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eduardo Escobar saving champagne for when Mets &#8216;become champions&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22f2f0a4d5f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22f2f0a4d5f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eduardo-escobar-saving-champagne-for-when-mets-become-champions\/#%E2%80%9CEduardo_Escobar_saving_champagne_for_when_Mets_%E2%80%98become_champions%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Eduardo Escobar saving champagne for when Mets &#8216;become champions&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Eduardo Escobar saving champagne for when Mets &#8216;become champions'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>DENVER \u2014 Eduardo Escobar is saving the bottle of champagne that was presented to him recently in the Mets clubhouse for a championship celebration after the season.<\/p>\n<p>That bottle was handed to him by Max Scherzer in commemoration of Escobar reaching 10 years of MLB service time. Escobar was only the 10th\u00a0Venezuelan player to reach that milestone. A video of Scherzer\u2019s presentation went viral.<\/p>\n<p>As Scherzer noted in his presentation, only about eight percent of players ever reach 10 years of MLB service time. Scherzer also noted Escobar\u2019s career statistics, All-Star selection and the fact he has played all nine positions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel really h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y because this is a dream that every player wants to reach,\u201d Escobar said Saturday before the Mets split a doubleheader against the Rockies at Coors Field. \u201cBut once you do things the right way and you are humble and you treat the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> right, you are able to get what you want out of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to save [the champagne]. I will drink it once we become champions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Eduardo-Escobar-champagne.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eduardo Escobar was honored by Mets teammate Max Scherzer for 10 years of MLB service time.\" class=\"wp-image-22367440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Eduardo-Escobar-champagne.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Eduardo-Escobar-champagne.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Eduardo-Escobar-champagne.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eduardo Escobar was honored by Mets teammate Max Scherzer for 10 years of MLB service time.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He celebrated by taking the entire Mets\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing party to dinner Friday night. A regular customer at Fogo de Chao, the infielder received a tribute video from the restaurant chain\u2019s upper management.<\/p>\n<p>Escobar, 33, debuted with the White Sox in 2011. He has also played for the Twins, Diamondbacks, and Brewers. Last offseason he signed a two-year contract worth $20 million with the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Escobar recounted receiving a $25,000 bonus upon signing with the White Sox as a 17-year-old pitcher and outfielder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI renovated my mom\u2019s house once I got that bonus,\u201d Escobar said. \u201cI took all my friends, the ones that I had been working with, I took them to the mall and bought them shoes and clothes and whatever they wanted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people didn\u2019t believe in me and a lot of friends helped me a lot, I came from a poor family, but at the end of the day no matter what I wanted to do in my life, I had a dream to play baseball and help my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eddie-e1653236946665.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mets World Series\" class=\"wp-image-22367268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eddie-e1653236946665.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eddie-e1653236946665.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/eddie-e1653236946665.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Eduardo Escobar rounds the bases<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Escobar has slumped lately, after a hot start to his Mets career. He owns a .203\/.307\/.336 slash line with two homers and nine RBIs. Escobar also committed two errors at third base in Thursday\u2019s victory over the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am struggling right now, I know that and I have taken the responsibility,\u201d Escobar said. \u201cI am coming here and doing my best every single day. The most important thing is the team winning and everybody together. I don\u2019t have excuses. I am doing my job. I try to be perfect, but I am not perfect. I learn from the bad moments I am having right now, but I am still working.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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