Honoring Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, the great former Pittsburgh Pirates star and humanitarian, fellow Puerto Rican Yadier Molina wore Clemente’s No. 21 Thursday, one day after most of the rest of the Puerto Rican-born players wore it on “Roberto Clemente Day.”
The Cardinals didn’t play on Wednesday but Molina added the touch to his celebration of Clemente’s career and life by smacking a two-run homer to left field off Detroit lefthander Tarik Skubal in the second inning of the first game of a doubleheader.
Molina, after rounding first base, jumped — as high as he could — in exhilaration.