El Bullpen: Gleyber’s football fever, a beisbol road trip, pranks by Tatís
By Tab Bamford
Are you ready for some football?
Gleyber Torres and Gio Urshela showed some love for running back Saquan Barkley of the New York (football) Giants.
Earlier in the evening Torres joined some impressive company in major league history.
Robert named POY
White Sox prospect Luis Robert was named USA TODAY’s Minor League Player of the Year. We can’t wait to see him in Chicago – but we’ll have to wait until next year.
Ricardo’s road trip
Ricardo González is on a big league ballpark tour. So far he’s hit the Washington Nationals and New York Mets.
40 for Jorge
Jorge Soler became the first player in Royals history to hit 40 home runs. Has this one landed yet?
Baseball or hot dog?
Life presents difficult decisions. This fan chose dinner over the souvenir at a game in Mexico.
Los Bravos are coming
Friday night the Braves will wear their Los Bravos jerseys.
They shared some country-specific graphics on their Instagram story. Here’s one featuring Ronald Acuña Jr.
Fan Post of the Day
This Dodgers (Raiders?) fan committed to the catch.
Pro Post of the Day
Note to self: don’t trust Fernando Tatís Jr. if there’s an opportunity for a good prank.
OTD
2009 – Albert Pujols hit the second pinch home run of his career in the 10th inning to give St. Louis a 2-1 win over the Pirates.
2002 – Alex Rodriguez became the fifth player in history to record successive 50-home run seasons.
Happy birthday!
Pablo Reyes (b. 1993)
Rod Barajas (b. 1975)
Calvin Maduro (b. 1974)
Candy Maldonado (b. 1960)
Featured Image: Gleyber Torres Instagram