It’s safe to say Kody Clemens made his father proud Saturday.
Kody, who is the son of former MLB great and longtime Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens, belted a home run for the Twins during the sixth inning of Saturday’s game against Boston at Fenway Park.
“It was amazing,” Roger said, standing in the box during a rain delay with his wife — Kody’s mother, Debbie — and Kody’s wife, Jessica.
“Just think about — I put myself in his shoes — even though he’s my kid, he’s here at Fenway, and he obviously wants to perform well, hitting a home run would be the ultimate thing to do, and he goes up there up in a clutch situation and does it. Just a great moment and I’m glad we’re here.”
After Kody hit the home run, a fan threw the ball back onto the field, and a ball attendant tossed it into the stands after retrieving it in right field.
Roger, however, somehow managed to get the ball.
“We got the ball,” Roger said after the Twins’ 4-3 win.
He explained that a friend of his took note of where the attendant threw the ball, and then the friend was able to get the fan up and their family up to Roger’s box.
The seven-time Cy Young Award winner said he took a photo with the fan and plans to send them some things.
“It was so crazy,” Debbie said of what the three of them did, celebrating in the box. “It was just great being here and for his first time being able to play.”
Kody, 28, is currently in his fourth season in the MLB, and was previously with the Phillies before they designated him for assignment in April.
The Twins purchased Kody’s contract on April 26, and has played five games with the club so far.
— with AP
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