San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy is retiring at the end of the season, but on Thursday night it was his turn to throw a retirement party of sorts for another one of the Bay Area’s leaders. Meanwhile, the division rival Padres took their off night to do something good for the community, and Major League Baseball takes a look back at all of April’s many home runs. It’s a good Friday to be checking out baseball on social media.
You know, Bruce Bochy kind of looks like a firefighter. Maybe a second career?
Last night SF Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White threw out the first pitch to our very own @BruceBochy. She also gave Boch a custom #15 fire helmet. Congrats on your retirement, Chief Hayes-White!#SFGiants pic.twitter.com/rl8P7i2Ic5
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) May 2, 2019
The San Diego Monarch School is for homeless and underprivileged children. Some of the San Diego Padres spent their night off after a road trip to help out. This is what’s it’s all about!
No better way to spend a Thursday evening than joining together as a community to Raise Up for @SanDiegoMonarch 🦋 #PadresFamilyAssociation pic.twitter.com/vL9DLjkjFQ
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) May 3, 2019
But on the field, what it’s all about is home runs. At least, that’s the case more and more in baseball. April certainly had some memorable ones, and one of MLB’s Twitter accounts profiled a few of them from the first month of the season.
We’re gonna kick it off with @nomarmzra26‘s 482 ft. moonshot which was the longest HR of April. pic.twitter.com/e3rIRJqDF4
— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 3, 2019
We told ya we’re bringing dingers of all shapes & sizes…
So here’s @DSmittyJr hitting a 310 foot dinger. The shortest homer of April. pic.twitter.com/G225Wbq4kv
— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 3, 2019
Let’s keep this thing moving.
This @Pete_Alonso20 rocket came off the bat at 118.3 mph. That’s the fastest exit velocity on any April dinger. pic.twitter.com/u5t3V2NLgp
— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 3, 2019
Finally, an inspirational story to start your weekend off right. Myshaun Dozier is a 16-year-old from central Illinois who plays baseball — even though essentially he was born without forearms. Amazing.
He plays baseball without BOTH arms.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Decatur 16-year-old Myshaun Dozier is evidence that miracles do exist.
📽️: https://t.co/6mLMuyWAzV @luckyfinproject @jabbottum31 pic.twitter.com/BbFO1tBWD5— Gordon Voit (@GordonVoit) May 3, 2019
