Mom Terrific: MLB Mothers truly amaze

Yasmany Tomas’ mom sounds like most moms. She beams with pride at her son’s accomplishments. She worries about him when things aren’t going so well.

And she wonders why he isn’t calling home enough.

“Yasme,” the voice on the other end of the line often says, “I’m glad you called. Today will be better than yesterday. Tomorrow will be better than today. Don’t worry, Yasmito, everything is going to be OK. You just need to be more patient at the plate. And why haven’t you called me in two days?”

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Aren’t moms just the best?

The answer to that question, of course, is a resounding yes. We’d like to think that every day is Mother’s Day, but that shouldn’t prevent us from blowing out the one official, designated day that we can salute the very people without whom, literally, we would not be here: mom.

Today, with ballparks and players alike draped in pink, all Major League Baseball games will be dedicated to moms, while raising awareness and funds to fight breast cancer. To supplement the celebration, our MLB.com beat reporters asked players for their insights about what makes their moms, simply, the best moms.

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For Tomas, his relationship with his mother is — and will remain, for the foreseeable future — a long-distance one. He defected from Cuba to play Major League Baseball, and with that comes sacrifice — not being able to see family.

“One of the hardest things about leaving my country behind is not being to see my family and hug my mother,” Tomas said. “Imagine somebody that raised you since you were a baby, watched all of your baseball games since you were five years old and loved you unconditionally. Then not seeing that person anymore or having that person at your games. It’s very hard, but that’s part of life and the path I chose to be …

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