The San Francisco Giants are calling up the son of a Hall of Famer.
ESPN.com reported the Giants called up pitcher Dereck Rodriguez on Monday to join their bullpen and sent utility man Miguel Gomez to Triple-A to clear space on the roster. Rodriguez is the son of Hall of Fame catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, who expressed how proud he was in a Twitter message:
Ivan Pudge RodriguezCongrats son very proud of you and welcome to the big show God bless you #prouddad felicidades hijo DTB y sabes que eres el mejor ud83dudc4dud83cudffbu26beufe0fud83cuddf5ud83cuddf7 @DereckrodRF3 @SFGiants @MLB https://t.