{"id":484639,"date":"2025-09-27T12:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/willy-adames-makes-history-by-winning-the-2025-willie-mac-award\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T12:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:47:22","slug":"willy-adames-makes-history-by-winning-the-2025-willie-mac-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/willy-adames-makes-history-by-winning-the-2025-willie-mac-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Willy Adames makes history by winning the 2025 Willie Mac Award"},"content":{"rendered":"Here is the press release written:\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>SAN FRANCISCO.<\/strong> \u2013 Dominican shortstop <strong>Willy Adames<\/strong> wrote his name in the history of the San Francisco Giants by becoming the <strong>first Dominican player to receive the Willie Mac Award<\/strong>, an award that recognizes the most inspiring player in the organization.\n\n<strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/soto-a-dos-robos-del-historico-40-40-alcantara-guia-triunfo-de-marlins-sobre-mets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soto, two steals away from the historic 40-40; Alc\u00e1ntara guides Marlins&#8217; victory over Mets<\/a>\n\nThe announcement was made this Friday, within the framework of the 45th edition of the award, established in 1980 in honor of the legend and Hall of Fame member <strong>Willie McCovey<\/strong>. The distinction is awarded by vote of players, coaches, clubhouse staff and team fans.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I&#39;m proud to wear this uniform.&quot;<br><br>Willy Adames expresses his gratitude for Giants fans after winning the 2025 Willie Mac Award \ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WlmwmuczeO\">pic.twitter.com\/WlmwmuczeO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBCSGiants\/status\/1971756979539554581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n&#8220;This is an honor for me. It means a lot that it comes from my teammates, coaches, and the fans. I am truly grateful,&#8221; expressed Adames after receiving the recognition.\n\nAdames arrived at the Giants in the past offseason, signing a contract of <strong>US$182 million for seven years<\/strong>, the largest in the history of the franchise and also the largest awarded to a shortstop in the Major Leagues.\n\nIn his debut season with San Francisco, the native of <strong>Santiago<\/strong> has established himself as the team&#8217;s offensive leader, topping categories such as games played (158), runs scored (93), home runs (29), RBIs (86), walks (80), and stolen bases (12). His 29 home runs represent the highest figure for a right-handed hitter for the Giants since <strong>Jeff Kent<\/strong> hit 37 in 2002.\n\nThe player was also designated in March as the <strong>Official Commissioner of the Junior Giants<\/strong> for the <em>Giants Community Fund<\/em>, reinforcing his bond with the community and the legacy of leadership that he now shares with McCovey.\n\nWith this award, Willy Adames reaffirms his immediate impact on the organization and opens a new chapter in the history of Dominican baseball in the Major Leagues.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the press release written: SAN FRANCISCO. \u2013 Dominican shortstop Willy Adames wrote his name in the history of the San Francisco Giants by becoming the first Dominican player to receive the Willie Mac Award, an award that recognizes the most inspiring player in the organization. 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