Grand Contreras knocked out his third career goodbye hit in 1,000 games in his career

Former Chicago Cubs top rookie and current St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras, who won the World Series in his rookie year, never expected to play in 1,000 major league games.

He argued that it was difficult to imagine a lasting career because of a personal or team defeat due to strong emotional fluctuations was considered an offence to dignity. However, this fighting spirit and unyielding traits, which Contreras did not notice early in his career, became his constant driving force and earned the respect of his teammates.

"I love the intensity, he's the most bulldog I've ever worked with," Miles Mikolas said. Contreras hit a goodbye first base hit in the 10th inning of the first game of the doublegame at Busch Field on June 7 (June 6 local time in St. Louis) to help the Cardinals defeat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 - coinciding with the 1,000th game of the Catcher-turned-first-base player.

"His desire to win is a role model for newcomers. Whether you are 10 points ahead or 10 points behind, you can concentrate on every seat. After thousands of scenes, the flame still exists in the eyes, which is really rare. "

Contreras, who is looking for the slightest bit of motivation, faced the challenge of Brendan Donovan after witnessing the deliberate escort of Brendan Donovan in the 10th of the Royal Round. He hit a 2-1 sliding ball from left fielder to return second base runner Lars Nootbaar for his third career hitter (first since joining the Cardinals in 2023). It is 2 points away from the career 500 points, and it starts a new 500 points.

"Deliberately defending and igniting my fighting spirit," said Cantrera, who hit 4 and 2 hits (his seven-inning second base hit to start a comeback), "It's not an insult, it's a tactic." I thought about 'don't want to kill twice', and finally won the middle ball road contribution. "

In the second game of the doubles, Contreras added two hits and three dozen points, but the Cardinals struggled to resist Matthew Liberatore's back-to-back starters and lost 5-7. Liberatore's speedball plummeted from 96.3 miles in the first inning to 89.5 miles in the fourth, and after losing seven points in the four innings, he retired due to "fatigue-related problems." It is attributed to a dysfunctional mechanism: "The body parts are not aligned towards the home plate. "The last two battles have 11 points for self-blame (only 10 points in the previous eight games).

Cantrella, the leader of the Cardinals, who has established himself in the league, admits that he is approaching the 500-point mark and the 1,000-game milestone. At the age of 33, he became the 65th active player in 1,000 games. "I am proud of my 1,000 achievements," he said, "but I didn't expect my career to be so long, it's a dream come true." "

Contreras, who was the catcher's main player for the first nine seasons, made a successful transition to first base this season, and the Cardinals made a move to keep his baseball high-frequency appearances. To their credit, they tied for second in the first basemen of the major leagues with four Outs above average before the game — Warriors Matt Olson topped the list with six and former Cardinals star Paul Goldschmidt tied for 16th with 0.

Contreras was fortunate to hold first base after substitute catchers Pedro Pagés and Yohel Pozo were hit in the groin with a baseball and Vinnie Pasquantino hit his helmet with a bat. "The goal this season is to be healthy and on first base," said Contreras, who played 57 of his 61 games (on track to set a career attendance record), "but the first base guard is also causing soreness, which is not a translocation." "