He didn’t get the ball, but Rymer Liriano is just as proud of the home run he hit on Monday as the first of his career.
Given all he has been through, the White Sox outfielder could never have known if he’d get another chance to succeed in the big leagues. But the former highly-touted prospect blasted his first home run since 2014 as part of a banner day, though the White Sox lost 5-3 to the Cleveland Indians at Guaranteed Rate Field. Liriano, who missed the entire 2016 season after he was hit in the face by a pitch that spring, went 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in all three runs in the losing effort.