Alex Rodriguez might have made a new friend in Fenway Park -- of all places -- when he gave his bat to a young fan after hitting a home run.
The fan, 8-year-old David Moss, is an Arizona native who attended Friday night's game with his mother and sister and was welcomed at Fenway by multiple members of the Red Sox, including slugger David Ortiz.
Moss' father died in September before he and his son could meet Ortiz in person, according to MLB.com. Ortiz recounted the Moss family's story to Rodriguez, and the Yankees designated hitter greeted David before his first at-bat of the game in the top of the second inning.
"I asked (Rodriguez) if I could have his bat," Moss told MLB.com. "He said, 'If I hit a home run, you can have my bat.'"
The 40-year-old Rodriguez honored his promise after belting a solo home run off Red Sox left-hander Henry Owens. After touching home plate, Rodriguez gestured to the Yankees' bat boy to give him the bat before heading over to Moss' seat behind home plate and leaning the bat up against the padded wall.
It was the 691st career home run for Rodriguez, who has had several memorable moments at Fenway as part of the Yankees' historic rivalry with the Red Sox, including his famous altercation with then-Boston catcher Jason Varitek in July 2004 that incited a benches-clearing brawl.
According to MLB.com, a fan sitting near Moss also heard about his family's story and gave them tickets above the Red Sox dugout so that David could get an autograph from Ortiz. The Red Sox beat the Yankees 4-2 on Friday night thanks to Ortiz's go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning.
A-Rod gifts HR bat to young fan at Fenway
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