Beltré honored, Didi’s big return, milestones for Encarnación and Castro
By Tab Bamford
Forever 29
The Rangers retired Adrián Beltré‘s number on Sunday.
The ceremony was worthy of Beltré’s remarkable career.
One of the all-time great personalities in big league history, Beltré has always been a favorite at La Vida Baseball.
His head is sacred, his joy on the field is infectious.
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 9, 2019
As the @Rangers retire Beltre's number, we take a look at some of his silliest moments: pic.twitter.com/YRl0sbhR02
Didi returns
The first place Yankees are starting to get healthy. Didi Gregorius returned to the lineup this weekend.
After 3️⃣.5️⃣ months of almost a 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ digital ✍️ layers to put this clip together for this day pic.twitter.com/zx2id8114o
— Sir Didi Gregorius (@DidiG18) June 7, 2019
Gregorius homered in his first game back.
History for Edwin
Edwin Encarnación hit his 400th career home run, joining an small fraternity of Dominican-born players on Sunday. Nelson Cruz shared his excitement.
Brave tournament
Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ozzie Albies were heated during a groundball tournament over the weekend. Apparently even the rules were called into question.
GROUNDBALL TOURNAMENT: Acuña does not think Albies is playing by the rules. By the way, eyes were CLOSED on this drill. They had to listen to Ron Washington and trust their ears and hands... @Braves pic.twitter.com/7zAu0LUGeY
— Paul Byrd (@PaulByrd36) June 7, 2019
Benchmark for Castro
Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro reached a significant career milestone.
“These moments are very special.”@Marlins infielder Starlin Castro describes his 1,500th hit and reaching such a huge milestone in his career.#JuntosMiami #MLB pic.twitter.com/cGnzaFh8yO
— FOX Sports Florida & Sun (@FOXSportsFL) June 8, 2019
Fan Post of the Day
This is a dugout we would love to be in someday.
Pro Post of the Day
The Cubs theme for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals was Jon Lester Day. We think El Mago nailed it.
Tonight’s road trip theme: Jon Lester pic.twitter.com/k8JUm78gzS
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 9, 2019
OTD
2013 – Javier Báez of the Daytona Cubs became the second player in Florida State League history to hit for home runs in a game. The first, Ryan Harvey, also played for Daytona.
2005 – David Ortiz hit a pair of homers but the Cubs beat the Red Sox 14-6 at Wrigley Field. It is the first meeting between the Cubs and Red Sox since 1918.
2005 – An interleague game between the Reds and Orioles marked the first time in history that three members of the 500 home run club appear in the same game – Sammy Sosa‚ Rafael Palmeiro‚ and Ken Griffey Jr. Baltimore defeated Cincinnati 4-3.
1977 – Tony Pérez returned to Cincinnati for the first time wearing a Montreal Expos uniform. The Reds defeated the Expos 13-1.
Happy birthday!
Zoilo Almonte (b. 1989)
Carlos Rivera (b. 1978)
Francisco Barrios (b. 1953)
Elías Sosa (b. 1950)