Minor Leagues bring the love on Mother's Day
Where would we be without our moms? While people everywhere celebrated Mother's Day, teams and players around the Minors made their affection known with pink uniforms, moms honored before the game and even home runs hit in maternal honor. Because moms always support their kids win or lose, it made
Where would we be without our moms? While people everywhere celebrated Mother's Day, teams and players around the Minors made their affection known with pink uniforms, moms honored before the game and even home runs hit in maternal honor.
Because moms always support their kids win or lose, it made for a touching day all around. Here's a look at a few of the special moments across the MiLB landscape.
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Single-A Palm Beach made sure to spread the love. The Cardinals' affiliate rounded up several players to deliver sweet messages to their moms and all the women in their families.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms out there! Love the Palm Beach Cardinals❣️ pic.twitter.com/kmJzgQOwBZ
— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) May 14, 2023
Triple-A Nashville pulled out a win on Mother's Day, and Payton Henry got the scoring started with a homer in the third. The Brewers prospect gave a little message to the camera after returning to the dugout...
Extended cut of @paytonhenry15's homer...with a little Mother's Day message at the end! pic.twitter.com/lCVDy5PoZM
— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) May 14, 2023
You're a good son, Payton.
Love you mom❤️ https://t.co/dHt1MPkfdS
— Payton Henry (@paytonhenry15) May 14, 2023
Triple-A Sugar Land (Astros) gave some mothers a chance to do something pretty special -- throw out the first pitch to their sons. Not many moms can say that, huh?
Huge thank you to the mothers of Joe Record, Angel Macuare, Devin Conn, Parker Mushinski and Bligh Madris for throwing out tonight's first pitches! 🌸 pic.twitter.com/kN9ezvKDIx
— Sugar Land Space Cowboys (@SLSpaceCowboys) May 14, 2023
Double-A Portland did what many teams in baseball do on this day by donning pink. The Red Sox affiliate did this in honor of both Mother's Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
In honor of Mother’s Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Day at the park, the Sea Dogs will be wearing these special jerseys today. pic.twitter.com/T58Xs7Yyn7
— Portland Sea Dogs (@PortlandSeaDogs) May 14, 2023
So happy you came out for the game today, Mrs. Slugger.
Slugger has lots of love for his mom. Happy Mother’s Day! pic.twitter.com/oAP2rUV6M6
— Portland Sea Dogs (@PortlandSeaDogs) May 14, 2023
West Michigan announcer Dan Hasty is constantly doing things to make his broadcast more entertaining for the High-A Tigers affiliate, and he really went outside the box with this one in the best way possible.
For Mother’s Day, @ThatDanHasty made a soundboard of his mom to announce an at-bat. pic.twitter.com/AbgpSueckS
— West Michigan Whitecaps (@wmwhitecaps) May 14, 2023
Single-A Daytona took its jerseys to the next level. The Reds affiliate had names of cancer survivors listed on the unis:
🌸Mother’s Day Drip 🌸
— Daytona Tortugas (@daytonatortugas) May 14, 2023
The ‘Tugas will be wearing these pink jerseys with names of Cancer Survivors detailed within them 🤍 pic.twitter.com/5eSrfVMTD7
No. 3 Giants prospect Grant McCray had a special message for his mom and all the rest of the mothers before High-A Eugene's game:
Grant McCray has a VERY special message to his Mom & all the Moms out there on Mother’s Day ❤️#RootedHere pic.twitter.com/E792L7NV0r
— Eugene Emeralds (@EugeneEmeralds) May 14, 2023
Triple-A Las Vegas knew what they had to do. The Athletics affiliate pinked out every aspect of its uniforms.
On Mother's Day, we wear pink 💕 pic.twitter.com/j5cair8qm6
— Las Vegas Aviators (@AviatorsLV) May 14, 2023
You sure did, Aviators.
Did it for the moms 💕 pic.twitter.com/u7poUs8dLG
— Las Vegas Aviators (@AviatorsLV) May 14, 2023
High-A Spokane brought some mothers out in person to celebrate their day. The Mariners affiliate had them hold flowers as the home team took the field.
🌼 Happy #MothersDay from sun-soaked Avista Stadium! #GoSpo pic.twitter.com/5BQq6yb5Ue
— Spokane Indians (@spokaneindians) May 14, 2023
Triple-A Sacramento's mascot, Dinger, made sure his mother had a great vantage point for the Giants affiliate's afternoon contest. We can see where Dinger got his good looks.
.@RCDinger and his mom 🥹🥹🥹 pic.twitter.com/AHIjnrRRF5
— Sacramento River Cats (@RiverCats) May 14, 2023
And they got to enjoy a walk-off victory!
MOTHER’S DAY WALK OFF WINNER!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/AAiSDWIhWh
— Sacramento River Cats (@RiverCats) May 14, 2023
Angels No. 9 prospect Kyren Paris tweeted a special and timely message after his ninth homer of the season for Double-A Rocket City.
This one for my momma! 🩷🚀 https://t.co/rhBpXvbuj9
— Kyren Paris (@kyren_paris) May 14, 2023
Fresno, the Rockies' Single-A affiliate, scored three runs in the ninth to pull off a Mother's Day victory in walk-off fashion.
It’s a Mother’s Day walk off at Chukchansi Park!! pic.twitter.com/PaLCGaUeAG
— Fresno Grizzlies (@FresnoGrizzlies) May 14, 2023
Triple-A Oklahoma City definitely went all out for the occasion. The Dodgers affiliate won for the mothers for the first time in six years!
🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹
— Oklahoma City Dodgers (@okc_dodgers) May 14, 2023
That's six brooms for a SWEEP!
Down by 3 in the 8th, the Dodgers come back to win, 7-5!
They take all 6 games in Round Rock and win on Mother's Day for the first time since 2017!
WE LOVE YOU, MOMS! pic.twitter.com/V4BPpLxbwc
Single-A Fayetteville players and personnel celebrated their mothers out on the field pregame. Lots of love was evident from the Astros affiliate.
My mama! Oh, I love you! 🫶
— Fayetteville Woodpeckers (@WoodpeckersNC) May 14, 2023
📸: @bullpen_joe pic.twitter.com/dqk3gGsgUW
Double-A Arkansas' social media admin might have had some moms looking over their shoulders on this tweet. The Mariners affiliate did indeed pull off the series sweep with a walk-off win
Mom always wanted us to do chores...
— Arkansas Travelers (@ARTravs) May 14, 2023
So we got the 🧹🧹🧹 to go for a series sweep!!!!!
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Stephanie Sheehan is an contributor for MiLB.com.