El Bullpen: Clemente celebrated across MLB, Suárez breaks HR record and Puig keeps Indians alive
Teams, players celebrate Clemente day
On Wednesday, MLB teams and players honored Roberto Clemente and his legacy.
#ClementeDay pic.twitter.com/aWvzJhoM2G
— Pirates (@Pirates) September 18, 2019
Teams held special pregame events and honored their Clemente award nominees, while players both past and present paid tribute on social media.
Today and every day we celebrate the life and legacy of Roberto Clemente. #ClementeDay pic.twitter.com/4X6g6MGimb
— MLB (@MLB) September 18, 2019
Suarez breaks Big Cat’s record
With his 48th homer of the year, Eugenio Suárez passed Andrés Galarraga for most home runs by a Venezuelan-born player.
Number 4⃣8⃣ for Geno!
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) September 19, 2019
He passes Andrés Galarraga for the most HR in a season by a Venezuelan! ??#BornToBaseball pic.twitter.com/aSmnalQPJs
Per MLB.com, Suárez’s homer also ties him with Adrián Beltré and Mike Schmidt for the single-season MLB home run record by a third baseman.
Dugout view of history being made!#BornToBaseball pic.twitter.com/IpnyMOQ9bR
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) September 19, 2019
Devers, Bogaerts team up for unique record
Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers continued his breakout season with his 30th homer.
- 30 home runs
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 19, 2019
- 108 RBI
- 119 runs
Rafael Devers is only 22 years old. pic.twitter.com/ymfSPxS6l1
He and teammate Xander Bogaerts became the first pair of teammates to reach 30+ home runs and 50 doubles in a single season.
This is it. The only teammates ever to do so in a single season. pic.twitter.com/rqzm9H5o0X
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 19, 2019
Wild Horse keeps Indians alive
With the Cleveland Indians looking to make an October run, every win matters.
Enter Yasiel Puig.
The Wild Horse delivered a bases loaded walk-off hit to push the Indians past the Detroit Tigers, 2-1, and keep their postseason dreams alive.
Wild Horse wins it! pic.twitter.com/Kap5GywatR
— MLB (@MLB) September 19, 2019
Sevy happy to be back
After having not pitched in nearly a year, New York Yankees ace Luis Severino made his season debut on Tuesday with a strong outing.
A day later, Severino thanked God, his fans and teammates.
Thank you God for giving me the opportunity to pitch in that mound again thank you to the fans and teammates for the support #yankeestadium #SevySeason #newyork pic.twitter.com/HOAtj9Urmt
— Luis Severino (@LuisSeverino94) September 18, 2019
Welcome back, Sevy!
Latino Family Center celebrates Clemente Day
As part of their Clemente Day celebrations, the Pittsburgh Pirates volunteered with multiple organizations in the area.
Among those organizations was the Latino Family Center. The Pirates helped serve food, visit with families and even got in a little baseball. The organization was extremely grateful for the Pirates time and donations.
Way to go!
OTD
2011 – Mariano Rivera passes Trevor Hoffman for most saves in MLB history.
2002 – Bartolo Colon becomes the second pitcher in history to win 10 games in each league in a single season with his win over the Marlins.
2001 – Albert Pujols drives in three runs to set a new National League rookie mark with 120 RBI.
1998 – Juan Gonzalez hits his 300th home run of his career.
1998 – Alex Rodriguez blasts his 40th home run to become the third player in history to ever hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a single season.
1998 – Manny Ramirez hits two home runs to bring his five-game total to eight, becoming the second person to accomplish the feat.
1982 – Orlando Mercado becomes third player to hit grand slam for first major league hit.
Happy Birthday
Danny Valencia (b. 1984)
Gio Gonzalez (b. 1985)
George Springer (b. 1989)
Epitacio Torres (b. 1921)
Featured Image: Reds via Instagram