Boston Red Sox players sported jerseys from several different World Cup teams during a recent road trip after facing the Seattle Mariners.
June 18 (UPI) — Boston Red Sox players sported jerseys from several different World Cup teams during a recent road trip after facing the Seattle Mariners.
Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly even sported a referee outfit ahead of the team’s trip to Minneapolis, where they will play a three game series against the Minnesota Twins. That series begins at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday at Target Field.
Brock Holt wore an Iceland jersey. Sandy Leon — a Venezuela native — wore a Colombia jersey.
« Go Iceland… woo, » Holt said in a Twitter video posted by the Red Sox.
Kelly also held a penalty flag and blew a whistle as the Red Sox were boarding team busses. Several other players joined the pitcher in wearing the referee gear.
« With the umpires of the game today, » Red Sox pitcher and Mexico native Hector Velazquez tweeted, along with a photo of the team’s ‘referees.’
Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez posted a photo of himself wearing a Brazil jersey, along with Rafael Devers. Xander Bogaerts sported an Argentina shirt while Rodriguez wore Colombian threads.
The Red Sox (49-24) beat the Mariners 9-3 on Sunday at Safeco Field and split the four-game series in Seattle.
Iceland tied Argentina 1-1 in their Group D opener on Saturday and battles Nigeria at 11 a.m. on Friday in Russia.
Colombia battles Japan in Group H at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Brazil tied Switzerland 1-1 on Sunday and faces Costa Rica on Friday.
