Baseball is back in Mexico City after a long time. After the two-game series of Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Angels in 2019, MLB is taking it back to Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium. This time, it’s the San Diego Padres vs the San Francisco Giants, and the fans are hyped.

In addition to some American fans flying in to watch their favorite teams, a lot of Mexican fans also attended Saturday’s game. The country’s immense popularity and fantastic performance at the World Baseball Classic this year may have affected things. Mexico made it to the semi-finals, but the undefeated Japanese team scored yet another victory over them. However, it was still a solid performance and baseball has gained more popularity. As such, this year’s guests at the Padres vs Giants game included UFC star Brandon Moreno. And he came bearing gifts.

Brandon Moreno gifts custom boxing gloves to the San Diego Padres

The ongoing two-game series is part of the MLB World Tour: 2023 Mexico Series. And among the country’s celebrities that showed up to watch the game was Brandon Moreno. The 29-year-old is among one of Mexico’s most popular athletes and is a star in the UFC. But apparently, he is also a fan of baseball, since he showed up to support the Padres. And he didn’t come empty-handed.

MLB Life on Twitter announced that Moreno had special gifts for the San Diego team – custom boxing gloves! Made in green, white, and red, which are the colors of Mexico’s official flag.

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Also present at the game was Oscar Gutiérrez, AKA Rey Mysterio. He also had presents to give – Lucha Libre masks that Manny Machado was seen wearing at the game later. Both Mysterio and Moreno were sporting the Padres City Connect 619 jersey; what a good thing they won then!

The Padres grab the first win of the series against the Giants

Being from the same division, the rivalry between these two teams has always been intense. Saturday’s game saw the San Diego team score in each of the first five innings. The Giants also managed to take the lead twice. However, it was a temporary affair.

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With a 16-11 victory, the Padres managed yet another win at 7,350 feet above sea level, which is where the Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu sits.