This story was initially revealed on Friday, Apil 26, 2024.
ATLANTA — As Lance d’Arnaud sadly watched his father close to his loss of life this previous October, he mentioned, “If there may be an afterlife, present me an indication while you’re there.”
Almost six months later, the d’Arnaud household obtained a transparent signal that Ted d’Arnaud is certainly nonetheless watching over them.
After Travis d’Arnaud loved his three-homer efficiency in opposition to the Rangers, he known as his dad (Lance), who reminded his son that he had simply produced this nice sport on his grandfather’s (Ted) birthday.
“I used to be like, ‘Oh wow,’” d’Arnaud mentioned. “It’s freaking wild. It saved me up till like 7 a.m.”
d’Arnaud’s efficiency alone was sufficient to maintain him up all evening savoring the thrill.
In spite of everything, together with his second profession three-homer sport, d’Arnaud:
• Joined Johnny Bench and Gary Carter as the one catchers to tally a number of three-homer video games.
• Turned the third Braves participant since at the least 1901 to hit a grand slam in a three-homer sport. The final had been Adam Duvall throughout a 29-9 win over the Marlins on Sept. 9, 2020. Orlando Cepeda additionally did it on July 26, 1970.
• Turned the fourth Braves catcher, and first since Dale Murphy on Might 18, 1979, to hit three homers in a single sport. The others have been Bob Tillman (July 30, 1969) and Gene Oliver (July 30, 1966).
“I don’t know the best way to clarify it, besides I’m simply going to maintain driving this wave and never attempt to do an excessive amount of” d’Arnaud mentioned.
This week was a particular one for the d’Arnauds. Lance struggled to cope with his father’s passing. However he might be comforted that he appears to have gotten the signal he was in search of.
Ted d’Arnaud was a loving grandfather, whose baseball fandom was based totally on his grandsons, Travis and Chase, being massive leaguers. When he went to New York to see Travis play for the Mets, he got here to Citi Discipline sporting a Yankees hat.
Travis recalled the comical second: “He was like, ‘What? It says New York. I don’t know baseball. I’m simply right here to observe my grandson.’”
Travis didn’t get again to California in time to say his remaining goodbye to his grandfather, who lived 5 years after being advised he may need simply two years to reside as a result of testicular most cancers. However the unbelievable week gave him — and the remainder of his household — purpose to consider his grandfather was nonetheless with them.
