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Brian Serven, of the Colorado Rockies , hits a fly ball in the fifth inning of the game against the San Francisco Giants in Denver.
Colorado Rockies catcher Brian Serven hit a fly ball. a foul hit to the first pitch that he saw in the Major Leagues, and the ball came out. in the direction of his family, who was behind home plate at Coors Field.
His mom and him; finished with the ball.
“Its pretty funny that she caught the first ball I ever hit. in the Major Leagues & rdquo ;, Serven said. “Thats the story and I dont know what it is. if you believe her & rdquo ;.
No, in fact her mother & rá; did not catch the spherical. This one fell off. It was near where the relatives were sitting and one of the fans stayed behind. with the ball.
The fan handed it to him. Serven’s parents, Laura and Jim. A Rockies communications employee gave the fan a ball autographed by infielder Brendan Rodgers to complete the deal.
“Thats unbelievable,” Serven said.
The Rockies rookie ended dominated on a second-inning groundout and went 0-for-2 in his debut before pinch-hitting in the eighth inning of Colorado’s 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants. Serven, 27, of California, was a fifth-round pick in 2016.
“Today when I was warming up with (Rockies starter Kyle) Freeland, I thought ‘ this is serious. I’m going to play in the Major Leagues.”
And now his parents have the perfect memory.
“Congratulations on his debut. He did a great job & rdquo ;, commented & oacute; Freeland. “I am very glad to have him behind the plate. I worked I ran with him in spring training and worked out with him. I hung out with him at Triple-A when I was rehabbing last year. He is one of those guys that he wants to learn. so I am very happy that he was there today & rdquo ;.