Alfaro plays hero, Curaçao throws no-no, Cueto hits comeback trail
By Tab Bamford
A Miami hero
Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro made this young fan’s day.
Imagine a kid loving you enough to sharpie your name on their back. This is it, fam(ilia). #JuntosMiami | #BiggerThanBaseball pic.twitter.com/YQYlvLFWrD
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 15, 2019
Here are some more images from this great moment.
Martha bomb
Curaçao threw a four-inning no-hitter against Australia and got this big home run to run away with a big victory on the first day of the Little League World Series.
Cueto comeback trail
Johnny Cueto is working his way back from injury. It’s great to see him back in a clubhouse getting ready for a game.
Through the wire
Earlier this week Carlos Correa found some Astros – and Puerto Rican – fans in Chicago and made sure they got an autograph.
In Oakland on Thursday Correa hit his 100th career home run.
Bombas away
The Twins got some fun new graphics for when they hit home runs on Instagram. Eddie Rosario‘s latest blast got the treatment.
Fan Post of the Day
This young catcher is getting in work.
Pro Post of the Day
Didi Gregorius wished the kids from Curaçao good luck in the Little League World Series.
OTD
2018 – The Rangers turned an extremely rare triple play in which all three outs were baserunners – not the batter – something not seen since 1912. The official scoring on the play was 5-4, from third baseman Jurickson Profar to second baseman Rougned Odor.
2008 – Miguel Montero and Chris Young each hit their first career grand slams as the Diamondbacks beat the Astros 11-5. This marked the first time in DBax history the team hit two grand slams in one game.
2002 – Pedro Martinez‘s 35-inning scoreless streak ended as the Twins beat the Red Sox 5-0.
1999 – Alex Rodriguez homered for the fifth straight game.
1999 – The Reds’ Juan Guzman had to leave his start in Pittsburgh after seven innings because his shoes were too small. After he was traded to the Reds, he arrived with only his size 10 1/2 orange and black Orioles shoes. Puma sent him a size 9 1/2 in red which led to blisters and an early exit.
1988 – The Dodgers traded Pedro Guerrero to the Cardinals for pitcher John Tudor, who was leading the National League with a 2.29 ERA.
1978 – Boston’s Luis Tiant won his 200th major league game, beating Nolan Ryan and the Angels 4-2.
Happy birthday!
Adrián Sánchez (b. 1990)
JC Ramírez (b. 1988)
Martín Maldonado (b. 1986)
Freddy Sandoval (b. 1982)
Tony Jaramillo (b. 1978)
Roger Cedeño (b. 1974)
Xavier Hernandez (b. 1965)