Roger Clemens throws out first pitch at Fenway Park to son, Twins player Kody Clemens

Roger Clemens, a Red Sox Hall of Famer and former American League MVP, threw the first pitch from Fenway Park ahead of Boston’s game against the Minnesota Twins. He wore a custom No. 21 “Rocket Man” Red Sox City Connect jersey. Instead of throwing to a Red Sox player or former teammate, Clemens’s battery mate was his son, Kody Clemens, a Twins position player. Clemens said the pitch was a simple two-seamer and that he was glad he did not injure himself. He won seven Cy Young Awards and three with Boston. The Red Sox gave away bobbleheads commemorating his 20-strikeout games, and Clemens signed autographs outside Fenway. Kody previously hit a home run at Fenway in his first career game there.

"The 1986 American League MVP threw out the first pitch from Fenway Park's pitcher's mound ahead of Boston's game against the Minnesota Twins. Clemens donned a custom No. 21 "Rocket Man" Red Sox City Connect jersey. Instead of throwing the baseball to a Red Sox player or a former teammate, Clemens's battery mate was an even more special person: his son and Twins position player Kody Clemens."

"Clemens, aged 63, didn't throw a perfect pitch, but said he was just glad not to injure himself. "A little two-seamer. Didn't slip, didn't tear anything," Clemens said after the fact ( via The Boston Globe's Tim Healey). "Home plate seems to get farther and farther away every year.""

"Clemens also struck out 20 batters in a single game twice: once on April 29, 1986, and again on Sept. 18, 1996, in his final season with the Red Sox. Boston gave away Clemens bobbleheads commemorating this feat Friday with the Red Sox Hall of Famer in attendance. Clemens signed autographs for fans outside of Fenway before heading into the ballpark."

"Kody, 30, is playing his second season with the Twins. He was drafted by and previously played for the Detroit Tigers as well as the Philadelphia Phillies. He primarily plays first base, but has various infield and outfield experience since entering the league in 2022. In his first career game at Fenway last May, the younger Clemens hit a home run to help the Twins win in front of his father."

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