Sunday was an awesome night time for the Purple Sox, and significantly for a trio of Boston’s greatest.
Three of Alex Cora’s gamers had been chosen to the American League All-Star workforce earlier than the Purple Sox shut out the rival New York Yankees to earn a sequence win within the Bronx. Rafael Devers earned his third profession journey to the Midsummer Traditional, whereas Jarren Duran and Tanner Houck will take pleasure in subsequent week’s festivities in Texas as first-timers.
Cora broke the information to his three All-Stars earlier than first pitch at Yankee Stadium, and shortly thereafter, Duran known as his father to share his huge accomplishment. As one might think about, it was an emotional trade between dad and son.
“It’s fairly particular, truthfully,” Duran informed ESPN’s “Sunday Night time Baseball” broadcast crew. “I known as my dad — we each broke down crying. It’s laborious to deal with that when you need to play the Yankees at night time. It’s a type of fast little love issues, however then you need to focus again up.”
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As Duran’s remarks to ESPN evidenced, the gifted outfielder received’t lose focus earlier than he heads off to the star-studded affair at Globe Life Area. Boston has work to do forward of the break, because the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas Metropolis Royals every shall be on the town for a three-game sequence this week.
NESN’s full protection of Tuesday’s sequence opener in opposition to the A’s begins at 6 p.m. ET.