Willians Astudillo doesn’t “enjoy” or “disagree” with his longtime nickname, La Tortuga. Given to him at 15 years old, the name became popular when the Minnesota Twins’ utility player reached the major leagues in 2018.
“At the beginning when I first got called up and people started using ‘La Tortuga,’ I felt kind of weird about it,” Astudillo said in 2019. “But I’m getting used to it. And, since the people like it, it’s OK.”
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In 104 games over four seasons, the 29-year-old Venezuelan is a .