Jake Burger hits 1st home run with Rangers days after daughter's open-heart surgery

After his daughter Penelope underwent successful open-heart surgery, Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger hit a 408-foot home run during a spring training win over the Seattle Mariners. Penelope was born with Down syndrome, and Burger will wear No. 21 this season to raise awareness about the condition. Burger, who had been at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital for Penelope’s surgery, rejoined the team and hit the home run while still wearing his daughter’s hospital bracelet on his wrist.

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