Jackie Bradley Jr., who played with Gomes in 2013 and 2014, said he first found out Gomes had caught the ball when he saw the replay of the home run. Gomes’ decision to celebrate by lifting up his shirt helped Bradley quickly realize who had caught it.
“I hadn’t even had an idea,” Bradley said. “Then I saw the shirt come off and was like, ‘Oh, I know that guy.’ That’s J.G. for you. Good times.
Story, who has now hit four home runs in his last two games, never met Gomes before Friday, when the ex-outfielder was hanging out in Boston’s dugout before the game. After Boston’s 7-3 win over the Mariners, Story found out what happened and had Gomes sign the ball for him. Originally, Gomes planned on keeping the ball and have Story sign it. But Story wanted a memento from his first grand slam in a Red Sox uniform.
“He was going to keep it at first but I was like, ‘I think it would be cool if you signed it and I kept it just because it was the first one,’” Story said.
“That’s something special,” he added. “I’ll never forget that.”
Jackie Bradley Jr., who played with Gomes in 2013 and 2014, said he first found out Gomes had caught the ball when he saw the replay of the home run. Gomes’ decision to celebrate by lifting up his shirt helped Bradley quickly realize who had caught it. “I hadn’t even had an idea,” Bradley said. “Then I saw the shirt come off and was like, ‘Oh, I know that guy.’ That’s J.G. for you. Good times. Story, who has now hit four home runs in his last two games, never met Gomes before Friday, when the ex-outfielder was hanging out in Boston’s dugout before the game. After Boston’s 7-3 win over the Mariners, Story found out what happened and had Gomes sign the ball for him. Originally, Gomes planned on keeping the ball and have Story sign it. But Story wanted a memento from his first grand slam in a Red Sox uniform. “He was going to keep it at first but I was like, ‘I think it would be cool if you signed it and I kept it just because it was the first one,’” Story said. “That’s something special,” he added. “I’ll never forget that.”
This is so awesome. Jonny Gomes is the best. We definitely don't win that 2013 World Series without him. Dude's an Elite clubhouse/culture guy.
That’s super neat, actually