Edinson Volquez had some motivation to pitch well Saturday way before he spent nine innings denying the Diamondbacks a hit.
Volquez began the day reflecting on memories of his former teammate Yordano Ventura, who was killed in a car accident this past January.
He posted a picture with Ventura, whose 26th birthday would have been Saturday, along with then-Kansas City Royals’ teammate Johnny Cueto, on his Instagram page stating in the post how much he missed the player he once called "little bro" and wishing him a Happy Birthday.
Then Volquez went out and made history by throwing the sixth no-hitter in Marlins’ history.