BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 28: Bartolo Colon #21 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 28, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
Today marks the fourth anniversary of a home run that will go down in infamy. And, even though it has nothing to do with the Baltimore Orioles, it was such an anomaly that we’re going to look at the player who accomplished it (and his unusual record against the O’s).
There is a chance that May 7 could end up unofficially being called Bartolo Colon Day, as four years ago Big Sexy hit his very first professional home run a few days before turning 43 (one of his many records tied to his longevity in baseball).