Who is Daniel Camarena? Padres rookie pitcher goes viral with gran atlanta braves jersey 52 d slam off Max Scherzer
July 9, 2021
Daniel Camarena is now a Slam Diego legend.
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Daniel Camarena, a Padres rookie pitcher who lined a grand slam off the Nationals'MLB Backpacks Max Scherzer f atlanta braves championship gear or his first MLB hit Thursday night in his second major league game.
OK, a quick review of that line: Rookie pitcher, grand atlanta braves jersey kids slam, Max Scherzer. As Padres play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo said in his Levi scall of the homer, "It's unbelievable."
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The Yankees drafted the left-hander in the 20th round out of high school in 2011 and the Padres signed him as a minor league free agent in February 2020. In between, he was a member of the Cubs, Giants and Twins organizations, with a few return engagements with the Yankees mixed in. He made his MLB debut June 19 at age 28. The Padres recalled him from Triple-A El Paso earlier Thursday.
Camarena — who had no homers in 31 minor league plate appearances — was batting for himself with Padres trailing 8-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning. He had relieved San Dieg atlanta braves jersey men o starter Yu Darvish in the top of the frame with the Padres down 6-0. He allowed two runs but atlanta braves world series t shirts then got them (and two more) back with his 416-foot slam. The Padres wTrevor Story Red Sox Jerseysound up scoring seven runs in the inning and knocking out Scherzer. They ended up winning the game 9-8 on a Trent Grisham walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth.
OK. quick review of all that: 20th-round pick, 10 years in the minors, hometown team, grand slam, Max Scherzer, seven-run inning.
Still unbelievable.