CINCINNATI -- On July 1, John Farrell took leave from his managerial post with the Boston Red Sox and flew to Kansas City to watch his son, Luke, make his major league debut. It was a day neither will forget.
But no father has ever watched his son pitch from the vantage point John Farrell had here Saturday.
Watching from the visiting dugout along the third-base line in a 5-0 Red Sox win, John Farrell saw Luke toss a scoreless top of the ninth inning for the Cincinnati Reds. As Luke walked off the mound, his father saluted him with a slight tip of the cap.