Luis Alen:
The Hit Man
By Scott Taylor, Photos by Jeff Miller and James Carey Lauder
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Luis Alen is affectionately known as “The Hit
Man.” For good reason, of course.
As proof, we present Exhibit A: In the sixth
inning of the first game of the 2015 Winnipeg
Goldeyes regular season, Luis Alen hit a fastball
from Grand Prairie AirHogs starter Danny
Gutierrez through the infield for a base hit. It
was the 632nd time in his seven-year Goldeyes
career that Alen had connected on a base hit. It
was a brand new career record and it essentially
made Alen the greatest hitter in Goldeyes
history.
Just for good measure, Alen stole second and
scored on a Josh Mazzola single but until he
reached third base, he had no idea how close he
was to Max Poulin’s club record.
“Honestly, I didn’t know how close I was,” he
said. “I kind of realized it when I got to third
and (Goldeyes manager) Rick (F