Josh Jung delivered a particular Mom’s Day reward to his mother, Mary. The Texas Rangers third baseman hit a two-out, two-run homer within the fifth inning of his workforce’s 6-1 win at Detroit on Sunday.
Jung’s brother, Jace, was within the Tigers‘ lineup on the similar place. Earlier than the sport, Mary Jung delivered the sport ball to the mound and her sons joined her on the sphere.
“My coronary heart is simply exploding,” Mary Jung stated in an interview on the Rangers’ telecast. “I imply, I couldn’t ask for a greater Mom’s Day reward. We’re all in the identical place, to start with. However then to look at them dwell their dream, do what they like to do, I couldn’t be extra proud.”
It was the primary dwelling run by a participant dealing with his brother’s workforce on Mom’s Day since at the least 1969, in accordance with the Elias Sports activities Bureau.
“It’s a reasonably cool feat, fairly uncommon,” Josh Jung stated.
The Jungs’ mother and father, Mary and Jeff, had been in attendance all through the three-game collection. The brothers additionally began on Saturday when Texas gained 10-3.
“To everyone concerned — mother and father, my brother and I, his girlfriend — all encompassing, I feel everybody had a good time, a fantastic second,” Josh Jung stated. “Any time all of us get to be in the identical metropolis, which is form of uncommon now, it’s particular. To have the ability to play in opposition to one another, I do know my mother and father are tremendous proud. All of the feelings come out due to all of the sacrifices they’ve made for us. There’s no strategy to say thanks, however hopefully they had been tremendous proud watching us each going on the market and enjoying the identical place for these final two days.”
The Jung brothers gave their mother and father jerseys previous to the sport — half with Texas blue, the opposite aspect with Detroit white. Their mother had already bought an identical jersey.
The Jung brothers escorted Mary to the mound, and she or he positioned the ball there earlier than Tigers starter Reese Olson’s first pitch. “Tremendous cool moments, pinch-me moments,” Josh Jung stated. “It can most likely by no means occur once more.”
Reporting by The Related Press.
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