On Wednesday, George Valera authored a signature moment with the Guardians that was more than eight years in the making.
After signing with the Guardians as an international free agent in 2017, Valera quickly rose the ranks in the Guardians prospect rankings but was never able to build on his success due to a variety of injuries that always seemed to stop him in his tracks.
But he finally earned a long-awaited call-up to the Guardians this year as a part of the September roster expansion and earned some scattered playing time through the first half of the season.