A bat flip, a shout of 'Venezuela' and tears for home as Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras plays on

Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras knows the people back home in his native Venezuela are hurting as they try to deal with the fallout from a pair of massive earthquakes that left hundreds dead. Contreras unleashed a massive bat flip after ripping a 421-foot homer in what became a 6-3 Boston victory. He then broke down in tears in the dugout, the anguish that's been a constant since portions of his homeland were turned into rubble last week pouring out of him. “Everything that’s going on in Venezuela, it’s not easy to hide,” Contreras told reporters after the game.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras knows the people back home in his native Venezuela are hurting as they try to deal with the fallout from a pair of massive earthquakes that left hundreds dead. Contreras unleashed a massive bat flip after ripping a 421-foot homer in what became a 6-3 Boston victory. He then broke down in tears in the dugout, the anguish that's been a constant since portions of his homeland were turned into rubble last week pouring out of him. “Everything that’s going on in Venezuela, it’s not easy to hide,” Contreras told reporters after the game.