Former Boston Red Sox third baseman remembers the 2013 championship run, claims the World Series brought the team and city together

This one is for you, Boston Pink Sox followers. If the day, April 15, doesn’t ring any bells for you, let me jog your reminiscence. In case you are a baseball fan, you already know it’s Jackie Robinson Day (and the seventy fifth anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the colour barrier), but it surely is also the ninth anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing.

Former Boston Pink Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks had this to say in regards to the Bombing:

April 15, 2013. A day many people will always remember. That day, the Sox and the town of Boston turned one. A group picked to complete final within the AL East went on to win all of it. That season taught me the facility of willpower and perseverance can overcome something. #BostonStrong

“April 15, 2013. A day many people will always remember. That day, the Sox and the town of Boston turned one. A group picked to complete final within the AL East went on to win all of it. That season taught me the facility of willpower and perseverance can overcome something.” -@middlebrooks

Who’s Will Middlebrooks?

Middlebrooks was drafted by the Boston Pink Sox within the fifth spherical of the 2007 Draft. He made his Main League debut for the Pink Sox in 2012 and performed for them till 2014. He was not a star participant and was used as a utility participant. Middlebrooks ended up taking part in 232 in his three years in Boston.

Middlebrooks was traded to the San Diego Padres earlier than the 2015 season. He solely performed in 83 video games in San Diego and signed a Minor League contract with the Texas Rangers within the offseason.

World Collection – St Louis Cardinals v Boston Pink Sox – Sport Six

Middlebrooks performed ten video games for the Rangers as a September call-up and by no means made one other Main League look.

Maintain your head up.Maintain your coronary heart robust.9 years later, on One Boston Day, we’re STILL Boston Robust. 💙💛

“Maintain your head up. Maintain your coronary heart robust. 9 years later, on One Boston Day, we’re STILL Boston Robust.” -@OnlyInBOS

Middlebrooks hit on a vital level in his tweet. Town of Boston was reeling for months from the Boston Marathon Bombing. Bostonians had been searching for one thing good to occur, and that occurred within the type of a Boston Pink Sox World Collection.

The Pink Sox had been coming off a disappointing 69-93 file. The 2013 Pink Sox went 97-65 and confronted the Tampa Bay Rays within the ALDS. They beat the Rays in 4 video games and went up towards the Detroit Tigers within the ALCS.

The Pink Sox beat the Tigers in six video games and went on to face the St. Louis Cardinals within the World Collection. They beat the Cardinals in six video games and gave the individuals of Boston hope.

Edited by Jason Birkelbach