El Bullpen: Out-of-position pitchers and welcoming legends
Welcome, Vlad
Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez, a member of last year’s Hall of Fame induction class, tweeted a couple videos welcoming Vladimir Guerrero to the brotherhood in Cooperstown. We look forward to seeing Pudge at this weekend’s events!
Excited to see everyone in #Cooperstown this weekend Congratulations to all the #HOF2018 new members God bless @baseballhall @LaVidaBaseball Y este fin de semana nos vemos en Cooperstown, felicidades a todos los nuevos miembros del #HOF2018 bendiciones ⚾️? pic.twitter.com/0WygYdjqbe
— Ivan Pudge Rodriguez (@Pudge_Rodriguez) July 25, 2018
Felicidades mi hermano @VladGuerrero27 nos vemos este fin de semana en #Cooperstown Bienvenido a la familia del Salon de la fama! Eres tremendo orgullo Latino ?? ?? @LaVidaBaseball @baseballhall pic.twitter.com/Sl5PvkrpeR
— Ivan Pudge Rodriguez (@Pudge_Rodriguez) July 25, 2018
Getting into a groove
There has been a run on position players pitching recently. Cubs catcher Victor Caratini pitched twice in four days, and Anthony Rizzo appeared to be having more fun than anyone in a blowout loss. But the best warm-up of the week goes to Kiké Hernandez, the Dodgers super-utility player who came in to take the loss in a 16-inning marathon against the Phillies on Tuesday.
The team may have lost, but in a way, we all won. pic.twitter.com/tBvrkKy9YR
— Bryan Kephart (@thundercrat) July 25, 2018
The out-of-position epidemic saw pitchers playing the field as well. The Rays were amused as their opener/closer Sergio Romo headed to the hot corner on Wednesday afternoon.
Now playing third base.... Sergio Romo. pic.twitter.com/QNQdTDOhBU
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 25, 2018
? NOT A DRILL ? pic.twitter.com/TPeIsMk6wM
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 25, 2018
Domingo the Daddy
Yankees pitcher Domingo German took to Instagram to share a gender reveal for his coming child. He was clearly excited to see the color was blue.
MVP!
The Florida Marlins introduced a new chain for their game MVP. It’s named the JDF16 MVP of the Game Chain in honor of the late José Fernández.
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