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Top 10 New York sports moments of 2016: Gary Sanchez, John Tavares and more

Skylar Darel
Top 10 New York sports moments of 2016: Gary Sanchez, John Tavares and more 1
Sep 27, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (24) hits a two-run home run during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
May 7, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colon (40) is congratulated by third base coach Tim Teufel (11) after hitting a two run home run during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

8. Bartolo Colon hits a home run

On May 8, at Petco Park in San Diego, the seemingly impossible happened, and the world was changed forever.[sc name=”Mets Center Right” ]

42-year-old Bartolo Colon, who weighs a slim 285 pounds, ripped a home run to left field off Padres pitcher James Shields for his first career home run in Major League Baseball.

Colon became the oldest player in MLB history to hit his first career home run and recorded only the third extra-base hit of his long career. It was also his first hit of the season.

Colon, regrettably, denied that Barry Bond’s home run record was within his reach, but did call the home run “probably the biggest moment of my career.” He was in disbelief that it happened, as was pretty much everyone in attendance at the event, and everyone who watched at home, and pretty much everyone on Earth who heard about it.

Did it dramatically effect the Mets season? No, but considering Colon’s role on the team and how well known he is in the baseball community, this was certainly a significant moment in New York Sports.

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Skylar Darel
Skylar Darel

Staff Writer at Elite Sports New York. Lead Writer at New York Sports Hub and My Weekly Sports. Twitter, instagram: @skylardarel. Avid fan of the Yankees, Knicks, Giants, New York City FC, FC Barcelona, and Arsenal FC. Sophomore at the College of New Jersey, studying Communication. Aspiring play-by-play commentator. Grew up in Manhattan, and proud to know how to work the Subway system.