Every Minnesota Twins win is precious these days.
Maybe that's why third baseman Miguel Sano felt the need to kiss the baseball after he cleanly fielded Xander Bogaerts' game-ending grounder, before throwing to first to complete the play and seal an 11-9 Twins victory.
Sano told reporters Sunday that he planted the kiss because it was an "emotional game," according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. Manager Paul Molitor had a bit of a different theory.
"Someone said it was because it was a grounder and not a popup," Molitor quipped to reporters, referencing Sano's well-known defensive struggles.