The American League and National League batting titles have been renamed after two of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history.
In a goosebumps-inducing moment before the AL’s 4-2 win over the NL in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Petco Park, MLB announced that the NL batting title will be named after Tony Gwynn and that the AL crown will be named after Rod Carew.
Carew played 12 of his 19 major league seasons with the Twins and won seven batting titles.
Commissioner Rob Manfred stood at a podium with the newly minted replica trophies, and he was joined on the field by Carew and his family and Gwynn’s wife and children. This moment induced the loudest applause from the fans of all of the memorable moments during the pregame ceremony.
