Carlos Rodon had officially donned the Pinstripes a few weeks back, trading in his old jersey for some white and blue. He signed a jaw-dropping six-year contract worth a whopping $162 million. But the veteran ace is more than just his large contract. not many baseball fans might be aware, but Rodon is also one of the most down-to-earth and humble guys around.

A while back, the former SF Giants ace received immense love from the Yankee fans, who sent him money via Venmo. But instead of pocketing the cash for himself, this generous ace put it to good use for a noble cause. In a recent interview, Rodon recounted the heartwarming story.

Carlos Rodon using Yankee fans’ Venmo money for a good cause 

This is how he recalled the story: Carlos Rodon and his cousin, Ethan, are driving in rural Indiana when they spot a young boy getting off a school bus near a wooden shack in the middle of nowhere. They can’t shake off the image of this kid and Ethan suggests they do something kind for him someday. They, however, never got around to it.

Years passed, and one day, they drive by the spot again and were dismayed to see that the shack had burned down. But instead of just moving on, Carlos and Ethan decided to find the boy and give him a pleasant surprise. And how did they fund this good deed? With the money that the generous Yankees fans had sent him on Venmo, of course. 

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This is how he narrated the story: “We get out and talk to the kid. We got a lot of money from Venmo. We took that money and gave it to the kid, we did something nice for the kid over there. And I don’t like boasting about this stuff but someone wrote about this anyway so I figured I’ll share it with you guys.”

Rodon continued, “I should do something nice to the people in New York but they did something nice for me and some kid in the middle of nowhere in the middle of Illinois that no one knows about.” 

How did fans react to the story? 

Not only Carlos Rodon is a humble guy, but he’s also a stand-up guy who knows to give credit where credit is due. Rodon after narrating his story took a moment to thank those fans, “So we had a little nice, we had a nice Christmas for him and my cousin did a few other things for my family and stuff so yeah thank you to the fans in New York you know you helped some 15-year-old that didn’t really have much. So don’t listen to any other people in baseball, you guys are great fans. I don’t know of any other fans that helped some little kid out so thank you, guys!”

And as expected, the fans are responding in kind. They are enamored by him! 

It’s no wonder that fans are loving him even more for his humble gesture and kind words. It just goes to show that kindness and humility are just as important as a wicked fastball.

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