Ángel Reyes Ties Magallanes Home Run Streak After Advice From Alfonzo
Ángel Reyes homered in four straight LVBP games, matching the Magallanes record after a batting adjustment suggested by coach Eliézer Alfonzo.
World Baseball News Editorial Team , 2 min read 
Ángel Reyes has matched a Navegantes del Magallanes franchise record by homering in four consecutive Venezuelan winter league games, a turnaround he credits to a batting-cage adjustment suggested by hitting coach Eliézer Alfonzo. Reyes completed the streak with a three-run shot in Magallanes’ 4-1 victory over Caribes de Anzoátegui on Thursday, October 22.
The feat was particularly personal for Alfonzo: the former catcher and LVBP’s all-time home run leader is one of the three previous Magallanes players to hit a homer in four straight regular-season games.
Reyes joins three Magallanes sluggers in the record book
Reyes’ first-inning homer off Joander Suárez gave Magallanes a 3-0 lead in Valencia. He finished 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a walk as the Navegantes secured a badly needed win after a difficult start to the 2026-27 season.
His fourth consecutive game with a home run equaled the club mark previously reached by Bryan LaHair in 2011, Carlos Maldonado in 2012 and Alfonzo in 2013. Reyes entered the weekend with four home runs, all hit during the streak.
He did not homer in four at-bats against Caribes on Friday, October 23, so the record remains shared. According to the LVBP, only 10 batters have produced a streak of at least four consecutive regular-season games with a home run in league history. Renato Núñez holds the five-game mark, set with Tigres de Aragua in 2016.
A simple adjustment turned an early slump into a record run
Alfonzo, who hit 138 career LVBP home runs, noticed that Reyes was allowing pitches to travel too far into his body. He encouraged the outfielder to make contact farther out in front, giving his arms more room to extend through the swing.
In an interview published by the LVBP on October 24, Reyes credited that advice for the sudden change. The 31-year-old had opened the season with just one hit in his first 11 at-bats through October 16. A three-hit performance against Cardenales de Lara the following day preceded his home run streak.
Manager Yadier Molina described Reyes as an important leader in the lineup and welcomed his improved at-bats. For a Magallanes team trying to recover from a slow opening stretch, the significance goes beyond a line in the record book: one of its established hitters has rediscovered his timing just as the club needs more consistent offense.
