Bartolo Colon's first career home run from Saturday continues to resonate among baseball fans. They chimed in on Twitter right after it happened. They rushed out to get the baseball card of his milestone homer. And they're now getting tattoos of the momentous occasion.
According to the7line.com, Mets fan Matt Sassi told his friend Anthony Triola if Colon hit a homer this year, he'd get a commemorative tattoo. Colon pulled off the feat on Saturday at San Diego's Petco Park, with Sassi and Triola actually in attendance. So Sassi paid off on the bet, which looked like this:
It seems like home runs by Mets pitcher are in vogue this week, with Noah Syndergaard hitting two homers in his first two at-bats Wednesday against the Dodgers.