New York Yankees beginning pitcher Carlos Rodon has revealed what he did with the cash that Yankees followers despatched him on Venmo as a part of the recruiting effort to persuade him to signal with the workforce.
In early December, Yankee followers discovered Rodon’s Venmo account and began contributing to it, principally in $5-$10 quantities, in an try to persuade him to return to The Bronx.
Rodon ultimately signed a six-year, $162 million cope with the Yankees in free company – however not earlier than FOUR HUNDRED followers had wired him money on-line.
Within the days after agreeing the deal, Rodon had begun the method of sending the cash again to followers, earlier than his cousin advised they do one thing charitable with it.
Whereas speaking to reporters Friday Rodon went onto clarify that he and his cousin drive in a ‘actually rural, distant space’ close to the Indiana/Illinois border to hunt and, throughout their travels a pair years in the past, observed a boy getting off a bus and going right into a ‘little wood shack.’
This previous vacation season, Rodon mentioned they found the home had been destroyed by a fireplace, prompting them to offer the Venmo funds to the now 15-year-old boy and his household.
Carlos Rodon revealed he used Venmo cash from followers to rebuild a households’ dwelling in Indiana
Rodon acquired numerous Venmo donations from followers attempting to recruit him to the Yankees
‘This 12 months we’re gonna go hunt over there and we’re driving by, I am like, “Ethan the place there’s this home at?” Like this home is in the course of this cornfield. And I am like, “I do not see it”,’ Rodon mentioned.
‘It was burnt down. I drive previous as a result of I am simply oblivious generally. He is like, “No, cease. Flip round.”
‘We get out, speak to the child. We acquired all that cash from Venmo. We took that cash we acquired and we did one thing good for the child over there… we did a pleasant Christmas for him. And my cousin did a couple of different issues for the household.
‘I ought to do one thing good for the folks of New York, however they did one thing good for me and a few child in the course of nowhere in Illinois nobody is aware of about.
‘So thanks to the followers of New York. You helped some 15-year-old in Illinois that does not actually have a lot and whose home burnt down.’
Earlier than becoming a member of the Yankees this offseason Rodon most lately performed in San Francisco the place he completed the season with a 14-8 document, 2.88 ERA, and 237 strikeouts in 31 begins.
He presently initiatives because the second half of a 1-2 punch with Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.
Rodon is anticipated to type a strong tandem with Yankees ace Gerrit Cole within the rotation