Clemens & Gedman's Ceremonial Pitch, WooSox's Future Bright

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome to Boston Red Sox News today, AI-powered coverage of your squad, Encore with the story. Roger Clemens just made an epic throwback moment at Polar Park. Forty years after his legendary 20-strike-out gym, the seven-time Saiyong King linked up with old battery-mate Rich Gedman to toss the ceremonial. First pitch for the Worcester Red Sox, Triple A opener against Syracuse. Gedman's grabbed the mic first, dropping love on Gedman for those 13 prime years in Boston. He called out Gedman's hands as the best he ever had behind the plate, straight crediting him for kick-starting that career rocket. Then boom. Perfect strike, right down the middle. Gedman, a Worcester hometown hero, and now the Wusauk's hitting coach, caught fire with Clemens back in the day. Twice in All-Star himself, he framed two of the rockets All-Star nods, including that monster 1986 MVP season where they notched three, shut-outs together. The vibes rubbed off on the young arms, too.

1:02Worcester, starter, Jake Bennett, Boston's number seven prospect and a six-foot six-lefty punched out five over three innings to open his season. Strong? Syracuse's Jonah Tongue, last year's minor league K-Leader and MLB's number 48 prospect, massed the energy with four strikeouts and four, scoreless frames. Syracuse snagged a three-to-one win, but with legends like Clemens and Gedman in the house, you know the Wusauk's future's looking lip prospects, channeling that old school heat.