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Rockies in awe of impressive hail on Friday
- Updated: September 18, 2016
DENVER — Outfielder Raimel Tapia expected to experience some firsts when the Rockies called him up this month. But Friday night’s unexpected hailstorm during the ninth inning of an 8-7 victory over the Padres wasn’t on his list.
“That was my first time,” Tapia, a native of the Dominican Republic, said in Spanish, laughing. “I was just sitting there in the dugout, looking at the hail coming down. It was kind of impressive. I didn’t try to catch it. It was coming down hard.”
Many players from tropical Latin America are introduced to new, often uncomfortable weather, when they come to the United States. Rockies right-hander German Marquez, 21, from Venezuela was pitching in the ninth inning and gave up a leadoff single before manager Walt Weiss came to the mound to replace him. By the time he was in the dugout, Coors Field was being pelted.
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“It was unbelievable and beautiful,” Marquez said. “I hadn’t even seen snow before, but I heard that Colorado is very cold, and it snows.”
Right-hander Carlos Estevez, who …
