Joc Pederson is wearing my grandmother's pearl necklace. For whatever reason. it worked as the Atlanta Braves took the opening game of the 2021 World Series Tuesday night in Houston against the Astros. Pederson wears the pearl necklace while others wear the big gaudy gold chains. He's just part of this blue collar group that has won the hearts of Braves' fans around the country as well as the South.
Atlanta jumped in front of the Astros in the games' very first at bat. Jorge Soler homered against Houston starter Framber Valdez giving the Braves a lead they would not relinquish.