Bryce Harper says good-bye, so do Kevin Pillar and the Blue Jays, Alex Bregman reminds us all that it’s about more than baseball and Yadier Molina tries out a new position. It’s all in today’s top MLB social media posts.
As he prepares to play in Washington, D.C., for the first time as a visiting player, Bryce Harper wanted to say thank you to Nationals fans … and say that he’s prepared for cheers and boos.
Bryce Harper posted this heartfelt message to the Nationals organization and fans on Instagram pic.twitter.com/jQDqKyvn8W
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 2, 2019
Tuesday is National Autism Awareness Day, and Astros star Alex Bregman posted a message about an autistic child near and dear to his heart, Brady, who is the son of his hitting instructor and his godson.
The Blue Jays traded Kevin Pillar to the Giants on Tuesday, and the team said good-bye to one of its most popular players during its recent run of success with this Twitter post.
Thank you for everything, @KPILLAR4. You will always be our Superman. #ManOfSteal pic.twitter.com/Ddlf6PW0Pp
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 2, 2019
Yadier Molina had never played third base before until Monday, when Matt Carpenter was ejected in the 11th inning of a game against the Pirates and the Cardinals were out of position players. Seeing Yadi out there without his catcher’s gear was a strange sight.
On the 18th anniversary of Ichiro’s first Major League hit, the Mariners took a look back at the recently retired future Hall of Famer.
The first of 3,089—18 years ago today.#OTD in 2001, Ichiro made his debut and notched his first Major League hit. pic.twitter.com/20HePbJVmT
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 2, 2019
