When Oakland Athletics rookie Boog Powell’s home run landed on the flag court at Oriole Park on Monday night, the ball was dripping with serendipity.
It was the first career homer by the young center fielder who bears the same name as the Orioles legend, and if it had come down a bit farther to the left and bounced just right, it might have been dripping with baked beans.
Boog met Boog for the first time Tuesday afternoon in a made-for-MASN moment at the famous Boog’s BBQ stand, the 76-year-old Hall of Famer welcoming the 24-year-old center fielder with a “Big Boog” barbecue sandwich and a bear hug.