Fresh off winning the Bronze Ball at the Under-20 World Cup, the Venezuelan midfielder is enjoying a breakout 2017 with New York City FC
NEW YORK — Maybe Yangel Herrera would have been an excellent baseball player. It isn't hard to imagine it given what an impressive athlete he is and Venezuela's track record for producing major leaguers. It's the dream Herrera's parents may have envisioned when they initially tried coaxing their young son to pick up a bat rather than kick a soccer ball.
Herrera had other ideas, and felt something different when he played soccer.