Blake Perkins Delivered When It Mattered Most, and Mother's Day Will Never Be the Same
Milwaukee's Blake Perkins walked into American Family Field on Sunday carrying something heavier than a bat. It was his first Mother's Day without his mom, Carisa Sharrett, who died of colon cancer last July at 54. What he did next is the kind of moment that transcends baseball.
Perkins ripped a two-run single in the fourth inning to spark the Brewers past the Yankees 4-3, capping Milwaukee's first three-game sweep of New York since 1989. It wasn't just a hit. It was a statement. It was a moment.
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This has been a brutal season for Perkins, a Gold Glove finalist in 2024 who was part of three consecutive NL Central championship teams. He didn't even make the opening roster. He got called up only because Jackson Chourio landed on the injured list. Then it got worse. He was hitting .109 and got sent down a week ago. He came back Saturday after Brandon Lockridge went on the IL, and suddenly he was in the lineup on baseball's most emotional day of the year.
When the Brewers loaded the bases in the fourth with Carlos Rodón having walked two and hit a batter, Perkins stepped in. He didn't miss his chance.
The Support System That Saved Him
Manager Pat Murphy saw something in his struggling outfielder that stats didn't show. "He's a great human being," Murphy said. Perkins' teammates had his back the whole way, encouraging him through the noise. When the game ended, equipment manager Jason Shawger already had Perkins' hit ball in a case, sitting waiting in his locker.
After the game, Perkins was still processing it all. "It's been a lot of emotions for me today, mostly joy in just getting to play for my mom today," he said. "I felt her here with me, and obviously I have all the guys here who had my back. It was a good day, a good Brewers win."
That's baseball at its best. That's why we watch.
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