
It was a day at the ballgame for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as the royal couple met with players from the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox over the weekend. Nope, they didn’t have to travel across the pond for the occasion — the American teams were in London to play a two-game series in the UK, a first in MLB history.
Meghan and Harry spent time with the Red Sox in their temporary clubhouse, and the Duchess of Sussex even got a hug from a family member — All-Star Mookie Betts, who is believed to be distantly related! The Boston Globe traced their families to a town in Alabama.
So I wrote this story — https://t.co/y2pdVa9DtD — a year ago about Mookie Betts being distantly related to Meghan Markle, now the Duchess of Sussex.
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) June 29, 2019
They met today and Mookie told her about the story. Then they hugged.
What a thing. pic.twitter.com/I1L7UqNYwr
“I was getting phone calls and texts from everybody back home," Betts told USA Today. “They were saying, 'I can’t believe you got to share the same oxygen.' It was amazing to be able to meet them, and hopefully I get to meet them again in the future.’
While the Red Sox gave Archie a onesie and a baby-sized bat, the Yankees gifted the 2-month-old with a custom jersey featuring his name and the number 19, his birth year.
Nothing but the best for Baby Archie. pic.twitter.com/G1q5swI9j4
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 29, 2019
Prince Harry reportedly told the Yankees, “You guys have beaten next door’s present, by the way.” The Yankees also beat the Red Sox on the field, sweeping the team in the series.
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