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Rockies Nolan Arenado honored by MLB players for his “tenacity, perseverance and hustle”

The moment not only defined the Rockies’ 2017 season, it also personified the baseball heart of Nolan Arenado.

On June 18 at Coors Field — Father’s Day — Arenado blasted a walk-off, three-run homer off closer Mark Melancon to beat San Francisco 7-5 in front of a crowd of 48,341. But this wasn’t just any walk-off homer. It completed the first cycle of Arenado’s career and gave the Rockies their first four-game sweep of the Giants in the team’s 25-year history.

With blood streaming down his face because of a cut suffered during the celebration at home plate, and with infield dirt smearing his white jersey, Arenado worked the crowd into a frenzy that afternoon.