Many MLB players observe Roberto Clemente Day by wearing his 21 jersey number. The Tampa Bay Rays found a way to go the extra mile in honoring the Pittsburgh Pirates legend.
, the historic nature of the lineup wasn't intentional. Rays manager Kevin Cash said he simply wanted to stack the lineup with right-handers against Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman and his highly effective splitter.
The move worked, as Gausman allowed five earned runs in seven innings of work. The lineup card is now reportedly headed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It's worth noting that the Rays' claim hinges on not counting the pitcher in the lineup, as Cy Young candidate Shane McClanahan started on the mound for the team. There was also a Miami Marlins lineup last year that came close, but had one player, Jazz Chisholm Jr., who was born in the Bahamas, which are not technically part of Latin America.
Roberto Clemente Day was first observed by MLB in 2002 as a way to honor the first Latin American player to be elected to the Hall of Fame, who tragically died in 1972 while flying emergency supplies to Nicaragua.Either way, the lineup had a good enough energy to blow out the Blue Jays 11-0 in a massively important series for the American League wild-card standings. Díaz and Paredes both homered while Arozarena went 3-for-5 with a double.
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