Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer in his first recreation at Fenway Park — along with his well-known father in attendance — and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Purple 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.
Kody Clemens cranks a two-run homer as Twins seize lead over Purple Sox
“It was superb,” Roger mentioned, standing within the field throughout a rain delay along with his spouse — Kody’s mom Debbie — and Kody’s spouse Jessica.
“Simply take into consideration — I put myself in his footwear — though he is my child, he is right here at Fenway, and he clearly needs to carry out nicely, hitting a house run can be the last word factor to do and he goes up there up in a clutch state of affairs 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 deliver 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 having the ability to play.”
Jessica made her first journey to Boston. She’s going dwelling with an additional present.
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 project 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 grew to become the primary pitcher to strike out 20 in a recreation.
Roger Clemens had a profession document of 354-184 with a 3.12 ERA over 24 seasons. He isn’t within the Baseball Corridor of Fame after falling in need of the required 75% vote and operating out of eligibility to be on the poll. He maintains he by no means used performance-enhancing medicine regardless of being accused of doing so.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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