OVER THE GREEN MONSTER — In a special Fourth of July edition of today’s programming, former Utah slugger C.J. Cron celebrates a career milestone, MLB pays tribute to the troops, and one Italian soccer player faced endless strings of internet mockery.
Here are a few of our favorite moments from the weekend in sports.
Former Ute belts first career slam
Former Utah baseball player C.J. Cron has had a pretty good career with the Angels. But he’s never hit a grand slam.
Until Friday.
Cron ripped a bases-loaded, 86 miles-per-hour fastball that just cleared the wall in the Angels’ 5-4 loss to the Red Sox.