José Tolentino, former player for the Sultanes de Monterrey, successor to Pope Francis?

Former Sultanes de Monterrey player José Tolentino has been the focus of attention on social media due to a curious coincidence: he shares a name with Portuguese Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça , one of the possible successors to the recently deceased Pope Francis .

The confusion arose when X's account, @MtyCreatures , mentioned the former baseball player as a candidate for the papacy, generating reactions among users.

Tolentino , who was champion with the Sultanes in 1995 and 1996 and is currently a baseball analyst, responded with humor:

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“What a shame... I straightened my path, but not that much (hehe)... Now they really went too far, this one was good, come on because we won again when I kissed home,” he wrote on his X account.

The real candidate for the papacy is Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça , prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education .

A bookmaker has included his name among the favorites to be elected the next Supreme Pontiff in the conclave to be held between the first and second weeks of May.

Among the candidates are also three Mexican archbishops: Juan Salvador Íñiguez, Carlos Aguiar Retes , and Francisco Robles Ortega.

Meanwhile, former baseball player José Tolentino continues to enjoy his media career and the sympathy of fans, who were quick to share memes and comments about this peculiar coincidence.

With information from Mediotiempo

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