Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer in his first recreation at Fenway Park — together with his well-known father in attendance — and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday.
With former Purple Sox ace Roger Clemens watching from a luxurious field alongside the first-base line, his son drove an 0-1 slider from Hunter Dobbins (2-1) over the quick wall within the right-field nook to push Minnesota forward 3-1 within the sixth inning.
“It was wonderful,” Roger mentioned, standing within the field throughout a rain delay together with his spouse — Kody’s mom Debbie — and Kody’s spouse Jessica.
“Simply take into consideration — I put myself in his sneakers — although he is my child, he is right here at Fenway, and he clearly needs to carry out properly, hitting a house run could be the last word factor to do and he goes up there up in a clutch scenario and does it,” Roger mentioned. “Only a nice second and I am glad we’re right here.”
A fan threw the ball again onto the sector and the ball attendant retrieved it in shallow proper, earlier than tossing it into the stands behind first base.
“We acquired the ball,” Roger mentioned.
Roger Clemens mentioned a good friend of his noticed the place they threw it, then that good friend went down and acquired the fan and his household to convey it as much as the field to Roger. They took a photograph with Roger, who mentioned that he was sending the fan some issues.
“It was so loopy,” Debbie mentioned of what the three of them did, celebrating within the field. “It was simply nice being right here and for his first time with the ability to play.”
Jessica made her first journey to Boston. She’s going dwelling with an additional reward.
Debbie mentioned the ball was going to “Kody and Jessica.”
The 28-year-old Clemens, who has 15 profession homers, was acquired from Philadelphia on April 26 after being designated for task by the Phillies.
Roger Clemens, who was inducted into the Purple Sox Corridor of Fame in 2014, went 192-111 over 13 seasons with Boston, and gained the AL MVP and Cy Younger Award in 1986.
In April 1986, he turned the primary pitcher to strike out 20 in a recreation.
Roger Clemens had a profession file of 354-184 with a 3.12 ERA over 24 seasons. He isn’t within the Baseball Hall of Fame after falling wanting the required 75% vote and operating out of eligibility to be on the poll. He maintains he by no means used performance-enhancing medication regardless of being accused of doing so.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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