Happy Father’s Day

[Johan Santana and his daughter Jasmily play wiffleball] Playing a friendly game of wiffleball with family members is a great way to spend Father’s Day, or any day. Here, New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana plays wiffleball with his oldest of two daughters, Jasmily. Obviously, this photo was taken a few years ago when Santana was a member of the Minnesota Twins.

Notice, they’re using an official MLW ball, which Santana requested from our staff after posing for a photo for this site.

In 2006, MLW Commissioner Shaun Breen renamed the MLW “Cy Young Award” to the “Johan Santana Award” after he learned of the star pitcher’s interest in wiffleball. Santana has won two MLB American League Cy Young Awards (2004, 2006).

The original photo can be seen on page 45 of the Minnesota Twins 2006 official team yearbook.

While we weren’t big fans of playing wiffleball on Mother’s Day, wiffleball on Father’s Day just seems natural. So if the weather cooperates, have a cookout and play some wiffleball with your family.