Last night D.J. Short introduced us to sudden Red Sox cult hero Daniel Nava, who launched a grand slam Saturday afternoon on the first pitch of his first ever major league at-bat. The story gets better. Well, sorta.
Nava has had a crush on ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews for years, according to Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald, and has comically been leaving a ticket for her at will call for the last three seasons down in Triple-A Pawtucket. It seems she knows at least a little about the guy, because she tweeted this to Boston-based WEEI.com on Saturday night, just a few hours after he hit the homer:
I suppose this plot was a little predictable. After all, the superhero always gets the girl. Nava was called up before Saturday’s game to provide depth in a Boston outfield that has been riddled with injuries. He’s now 2-for-4 with four RBI as a major leaguer with a 1.500 career slugging percentage and an OPS of 2000.
