Pujols makes history, Red Sox visit the White House, Kiké meets a superhero

Pujols makes history

Albert Pujols joined the 2,000 RBI club with a solo home run (his 639th career homer), etching his name among the game’s greatest run producers.

Red Sox visit the White House

The World Series champions visited the White House without their manager Álex Cora. Cuban-American J. D. Martinez thanked President Trump for his generous hospitality. Most of the Red Sox’s men of color skipped the visit.

Dodgers Celebrate Their Mexican Players & Fans

On Wednesday night, the Dodgers will celebrated their Mexican players and fans. They broke an Major League Baseball record for selling pre-tickets to a special-event game. Fans who purchased the tickets received a green, white and red Dodgers jersey. The Dodgers sold more than 22,000 tickets with that promotion. ¡Viva Los Dodgers!

Fan Post of the Day

Matt Lopez enjoyed quality baseball time with his son at Petco Park.

Pro Post of the Day

Grant Gustin has a fan in Kiké Hernández. Kiké posted on his Instagram “My name is Kike Hernández, with the help of some friends at Star Labs, I hit home runs!” ⚡️#MetaHumanFriends

OTD

2015 – Seattle ace Félix Hernández records his 2,000th career strikeout in leading the Mariners to a 4-3 win over the Athletics. At 29, he is the fourth youngest to the mark.

2012 – The Blue Jays sign veteran Vladimir Guerrero Sr. to a minor-league contract.

2005 – Tony Peña, the American League Manager of the Year in 2003, resigns as manager of the Royals.

2000 – Pittsburgh’s Wil Cordero goes 5 for 5 with a double, home run, and four RBI leading the Pirates to a 13-9 win over the Mets.

1962 – Minnesota’s Lenny Green and Vic Power hit back-to-back home runs off Cleveland’s Jim Perry to start the game, tying a major league record.

Happy birthday!

Salvador Pérez (b. 1990)
Luis Atilano (b. 1985)
Edward Mujica (b. 1984)
Tony Álvarez (b. 1979)
Ricardo Finol (b. 1974)
Marino Santana (b. 1972)
Miguel Fuentes (b. 1946)