Here’s a short baseball anecdote about a sore spot for Mets fans. On Thor’s Day April 8, 1975, the possible beginnings of the Yankees winning yet another World Series commenced. It was the birthday of Timo Pérez, who is infamously known by Mets fans across the nation for jogging into home plate and being tagged out for thinking that Todd Zeile had homered.
I’ll never forget the image of Timo with one finger raised in the air, casually jogging around the bases, right before he realized he was out. On this day the god’s weren’t paying attention, or maybe they were playing a sick joke on us. The Yankees went on to win Game One in extra innings and eventually win the World Series.
At the age of 34, Timo Pérez has been signed to a minor league contract with the Dodgers this year after a short hiatus from baseball since 2007. Will he be a Major League Player on his 35th birthday?