Well, this is fitting.
With the New York Mets trailing the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Monday, Lucas Duda’s solo shot ended up in the most appropriate hands possible on Memorial Day: those of someone who has served in the military.
The homer tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the third inning.
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New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez stepped in at designated hitter on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays and made the most of it with a massive blast to left-center that put the Yankees up, 1-0, in the second inning.
Mike Axisa of CBS Sports reported the home run was the longest of the young MLB season so far:
Rodriguez later connected for his fourth bomb in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game:
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We’ve all been there before—you want to enjoy your nachos at a ballpark, but all the shouting, cheering and general calamity happening around your seat prevents you from being able to eat them comfortably. Luckily, the Milwaukee Brewers have thought of a solution.
The Brewers’ “Inside the Park Nachos” allow you to enjoy taco meat with a crusting of Doritos, all on a stick for portability. It will be topped with cheese sauce and sour cream and served with a side of salsa, because, you know…America.
It likely pales in comparison to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Churro Dog calorie-wise, but this is more of a savory dinner entree as opposed to a dessert. You’ll have to find another MLB ballpark treat to cap it off with to get the full experience.
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Former MLB coach and player Tommy Lasorda released a video on his Instagram with no context given of him singing DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What,” and it’s possibly the most wonderful rendition we’ve ever heard.
Although his appreciation for Lil Jon was unbeknownst to probably everyone who has ever known him, Lasorda’s high pitch and smile is a unique interpretation. We hope there’s much more to come here.
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The 2015 MLB season hasn’t officially kicked off yet, but one fan is confident that his tattoo will be valid in October of 2015 and beyond.
According to The Washington Post‘s Scott Allen, 29-year-old Pete Johnson, a lawyer in the D.C. area, opened the door to a local tattoo parlor and said, “Why don’t we do something dumb?” before getting a Washington Nationals World Series Champs 2015 tattoo in his own handwriting on top of his foot.
This certainly isn’t the first pre-emptive champions tattoo we’ve seen fans get, and it likely won’t be the last. And even though Johnson was admittedly doing “something dumb,” at least it’s just on his foot.
[The Washington Post, h/t Next Impulse Sports]
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The Kansas City Royals’ appearance in the 2014 World Series has fans who aren’t used to this kind of success in the postseason ecstatic.
One fan got an adorable Corgi dog after the team’s wild-card win. Now, since Kansas City is in the World Series, the stakes have been raised by this couple, which claims it’ll have a baby if the Royals take it.
We have a feeling that this lady is going to have a child regardless, but this is definitely a way to add some fun to the Fall Classic.
[h/t SB Nation]
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The San Francisco Giants’ luck with wild throws continued in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
With two men on and no outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, a wild throw to first from St. Louis reliever Randy Choate allowed Brandon Crawford to score the game-winning run, giving San Francisco the 5-4 walk-off victory. The Giants now lead the series 2-1.
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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter‘s final career games will wrap up in Boston’s Fenway Park, and so far Red Sox Nation has shown nothing but class toward the Captain.
In his second-to-last game, the Boston crowd gave Jeter a standing ovation on his way to the plate for his first at-bat.
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A crafty Chicago Cubs fan not only managed a dangerously impressive grab in the last row of the bleachers at Wrigley Field, but he apparently pulled a switcheroo when he threw it back.
Mark Reynolds of the Milwaukee Brewers hit a home run in the top of the second that nearly carried out of Wrigley Field before a Cubbies fan with a glove reached up for the snow-cone catch. According to one man on Twitter, he also swapped his ball out before throwing it back. This guy is full of tricks.
[MLB, h/t The Big Lead]
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The Colorado Rockies made headlines when they gave away T-shirts to their fans with Troy Tulowitzki’s name misspelled. Apparently, they haven’t learned from their mistake.
Just two weeks later, a Rockies fan pointed out that his collector’s cup features Nolan Arenado’s name misspelled.
Maybe the Rockies should just give up on this whole “giving fans free gifts” thing.
[Twitter, h/t SportsGrid]
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