San Diego-spent Just swing the bat Daniel Camarena integrated himself into the folklore of the priests of San Diego.

With the team trailing Nationals ace Max Scherzer 8-2 on Thursday night, the rookie rescuer and Cathedral Catholic High School graduate made a grand slam on the right fence. The explosion was also the first major league shot in Camarena’s career, which ignited the monks’ comeback in the game. They later won the game with Trent Grisham’s RBI singles in the ninth game, 9- 8.

“That’s great,” Camarena said after the game. “There is no doubt that this is one of the coolest games I have ever played.”

For the 28-year-old Bonita native, this is an unlikely historic moment. He was the first Padre to win a Grand Slam on his first shot, and the second ever pitcher to hit a Grand Slam for the first time in 1898.

Camarena was the 20th round draft pick for the New York Yankees after graduating from high school in 2011. He signed a minor league agreement with the Padres before the 2020 election.

“For the past few years, I have been honing, you know, just to keep my head clear and to continue my career,” he said. “It’s really special that something like this happens.

Despite the cheers in Petco Park, no one cheered more than his mother Consuelo and his brother Louis.

Louis Camarena said: “Seeing his impact on the game and doing everything he did is beyond everything.” “In my craziest dream, I never thought I could say that I witnessed me What you saw. The mood at that moment was incredible. It was absolutely surreal.”

As he walked around the base, Camarena pointed a finger up to the sky. When asked about this move, Louis said it was in memory of their father who died in February 2019.

Louis said: “As we continue to recover and continue our lives, we can’t imagine Daniel having a stronger moment to commemorate his father.”

Camarena’s important game was also special for Gary Remick, his former coach at the Catholic Cathedral.

“When he hits the ball, I think the entire stadium knows, of course I know my entire living room knows that the ball is missing,” Remick said. “My wife and I just started screaming and I think I kind of broke down when he walked around the base.”

Remick called Camarena “one of the most humble children” he has coached.

“Very respectful, very good,” Remick said. “Really hard-working kid.”