Check out the best Mother's Day stories from across the league 👩👦💕
Shohei Ohtani | LAD
Shohei's mom Kayoko was an amateur badminton player and always took him with her to practice, letting him play with the equipment
"I was always playing different sports and games ... that's how I learned to move and control my body."
Mookie Betts | LAD
Betts' mom was his first Little League coach and has supported him since the start
"She would go out and throw and play with me."
Brandon Lowe | TB
After 3 years of miscarriages and failed attempts, Brandon and Madison's baby boy Emmett Dean was born
"To go through what she did to bring this child into the world, it was a special day."
Sandy Alcantara | MIA
Alcantara was raised by his oldest sister Aridia, whom he considers his mother figure
"We talk every day, trying to be in contact, supporting each other."
Vinnie Pasquantino | KC
Pasquantino can always talk to his mom about non-baseball things; she stayed with him in a haunted hotel this weekend
"She just wants to have a good time, just hang out. ... More importantly, she saves me from ghosts."
Mike Yastrzemski | SF
Carl Yastrzemski's grandson credits his mom, Anne-Marie, for keeping him in love with the game
"She was the one who kept me in love with baseball. ... She made it fun for her, and that’s what kept me loving it so much."
Sean Manaea | NYM
Sean estimates that his mom Opal was at nearly every game and practice from tee-ball through his college days at Indiana State
"She really taught me from an early age to not get too high, not get too low.”
Jo Adell | LAA
Adell said he leans on his mom for advice and that she's been a huge help with his baseball career
"The biggest thing she taught me was how to treat people. ... She's one of the nicest people I know."
Martín Maldonado | CWS
Martín's mom Jeanette kept him focused on baseball, even when he wanted to play other sports
"She took me out and said, ‘Hey, how many NBA Puerto Rican players you ever seen?’”
Miguel Cabrera
Gregoria made a name for herself as part of the Venezuela national softball team and motivated him with banter such as, "If you want, I'll hit for you."
"She's always told me that she hits more than me. ... We have a good thing going with that."