Martin Maldonado celebrated Father’s Day by wearing a blue necktie on his chest protector and had three hits to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Sunday. Maldonado had several names scribbled on the tie, along with “Happy Father’s Day.”
Pittsburgh Pirates backstop Elias Diaz wore a similar tie in Sunday’s game against the Marlins. He entered the Pirates’ 5-4 victory against Miami as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the eighth inning.
The ties appeared to be supplied by equipment manufacturer All-Star.
Maldonado drove in two, one with a single during a three-run second inning and another with a double in the eighth.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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