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Roger Clemens doesn’t lack memories from his time in Boston. The MLB legend has won 192 wins with the Red Sox and enjoyed a near-stop season in 1986, winning 20 strikeouts in one nine games, dubbed the American League MVP and won the league’s Cy Young Award.
However, on Saturday, his son Kody managed to do something that Roger had never managed. He hit a home run at Fenway Park. Additionally, he did it while his father was watching from the stands.
“It’s great to leave him alone, even if he was a pitcher!” Kody Clemens joked afterwards. “It was a very cool, very special moment for me and my family and I was so happy I was able to have a good swing there.”
The Minnesota Twins and Red Sox tied 1-1 in the top of the sixth, and Clemens hit a two-run home run in the right corner off Boston’s Starter Hunter Dobbins on their first outing at Fenway Park.
That was 15th Clemens’ career homer, and his first career since the Philadelphia Phillies traded him for twins on April 26th.
As the 28-year-old rounded up the base, his father portrayed him in a gorgeous box with his wife, Kody’s mother Debbie, and Kody’s wife Jessica.
“It was amazing,” Roger Clemens said according to the Associated Press. “Think about it – I’m dressed in his shoes – despite him being my child, he’s here in Fenway and he clearly wants to work well.
“I’m happy that we’re here, just a great moment,” he added, confirming that his friend had retrieved the ball for the Clemens family.
Clemens’ Homer proved to be decisive in the end. The twins won 4-3, snapping their four-game losing streak.
“It’s a big home run for us as a team, but it’s a sweet moment,” manager Rocco Bardeli said. “He has his whole family here. He’s in Fenway Park. Obviously, his dad had a lot of history in this place with these fans.
“It must be one of the biggest moments – no matter what he does, I hope he plays for another 15 years, but that’s something he will never forget, and I will never forget.”
