East County resident Tim Abbo snags C.J. Abrams' first career homer, then negotiates trade that would make A.J. Preller envious
Tim Abbo, his wife and two kids had barely settled into their seats in the first row of Section 126, just beyond the left field wall at Petco Park, for Thursday evening’s home opener whenBack, back, back went Braves left fielder Marcell Ozuna.“I caught it on the fly,” Abbo said proudly moments later. “It was tracking toward us and I was like, ‘Wait! Look out!’AdvertisementThis was no ordinary ball. It was Abrams’ first career homer.
“Literally everybody in the section was cheering and saying, ‘That’s his first home run! That’s his first home run!’A Padres official was in contact with Abbo shortly after he made the catch, trying to work out a trade so Abrams could have the ball for his trophy case. For reference of a similar situation, Padres center fielder Manuel Margot hit his first career homer in the team’s 2017 home opener.
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