El Bullpen: Baby Báez, Kike’s First Pitch and a Dazzling Debut

Báez Bebé

¡Felicidades Mago! Congratulations to Javy Báez and his wife Irmarie who welcomed a beautiful baby boy on Friday. The joy of having a baby brings magic to a family and even moreso when it’s our favorite magician.

#TBT TORONTO

Speaking of big bats holding babies, future Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero commemorated Throwback Thursday on Twitter by posting an adorable picture of him and his son Vladimir Guerrero Jr., jokingly asking the Blue Jays if they knew who it was? We know who he is, dad, and we can’t wait to see him bat in Toronto again.
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A SPECIAL PITCH

Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium the Los Angeles Dodgers hosted Enrique ‘Kiké’ Hernández’s family. They made a dream come true for the Puerto Rican pelotero when his father tossed the ceremonial first pitch to him.

DAZZLING DEBUT

Freddy Peralta had a stellar home debut at Miller Park. The Dominicano pitcher struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings for his third victory in four starts in Las Mayores. He now holds two records in MLB and Brewers history:

PUIG’S PICS

Cubano Yasiel Puig was happy to show off what he called “incredible pictures” on Instagram from his shoot with ESPN Magazine’s Body Issue. We can now confirm he is definitely enthusiastic at everything he does.

BETANCES BATTING

Part of the fun of interleague play is we get to watch American League pitchers’ at-bats. Some are funnier than others. Enjoy Dellin Betances’ at bat, his bullpen buddies sure did.

¡GRACIAS COREA!

The Mexican National Team qualified to the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup thanks to South Korea’s improbable victory over current World Cup Champion Germany. Like many of his fellow paisanos Julio Urias showed his appreciation and, in his case, gave his teammate Hyun-Jin Ryu a big ¡abrazo mexicano!

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