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Red Sox’s Willson Contreras gets emotional about deadly Venezuela earthquakes after HR, ejection
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The tragedies in Venezuela are horrible to see. ClutchPoints sends its condolences, love, and support to the country of Venezuela as they try to overcome the deadly earthquakes.
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Boston Red Sox star Willson Contreras was born and raised in Venezuela and also played for the National Team in the World Baseball Classic. Willson and his brother William were the first set of brothers to represent a country in those games. The Contreras brothers and the Venezuelans defeated the United States in the 2026 final to be crowned champions of the world.
Months later, Contreras is in the middle of his first season with the Red Sox after a lengthy career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs . On Monday night against the Washington Nationals , the first baseman hit a home run but was ejected from the game in the second inning. After striking out in his second at-bat, Contreras argued a call after challenging the pitch.
Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic shared what Contreras had to say after the win about what happened and the emotions that got to him, not only about the game, but about the events in his home country as well.
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"I think it's just the emotional part of Venezuela that got to me, got the best out of me," Contreras said. "I wasn't feeling good the whole day, I was kind of down, sad, and I hit a homer, of course. I tried to help my dugout, but the first thing that I said was it's for Venezuela. Of course, I'm helping the team to win, and it's good, but I think every homer from now on is going to be for the Red Sox and for Venezuela."
The Red Sox have won five games in a row for the first time all season after a 4-game sweep over their rivals, the New York Yankees .
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