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Eric Hosmer: A True Hero

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How would you like to catch a 91.7 mph. ball from Escobar? Current first baseman of the Royals, Eric Hosmer catches them all the time! Eric Hosmer should win hero of the year award. The first reason is he is a great infielder. He has won the gold glove award three times. He also has got 690 putouts(tagouts) in his entire career[baseball-reference.com]. According to ESPN.com he had 572 assists in his whole career. Also his batting record is phenomenal! According to Baseball-reference.com he has had 477 RBI’s in his entire MLB career (7 years). He also has had 450 runs in his entire MLB career. Another factor he has had 103 home runs in his entire MLB career. Some people say that Salvador Perez should have won it because he does lots of running

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