by Jim HenryFiled under: Angels
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico - Facing a former Cy Young Award winner -- even past his prime and with an expanded waistline -- provided more than enough motivation for Team USA here Tuesday night.Bartolo Colon, say hello to potentially future players of Major League Baseball.
"He's a former Cy Young winner and had a phenomenal career," Team USA first baseman Eric Hosmer told FanHouse. "You get the extra juices going when you come out and see his name on the lineup card. We are facing a Cy Young Award winner, so let's see what we can do."
The Yanks did plenty.
Hosmer, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 major league draft by the Kansas City Royals, went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI to help lead Team USA past Colon and the Dominican Republic, 8-3, in the Pan Am Qualifying Tournament.
Colon, now 37, won the American League Cy Young Award with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005. He went 21-8 with a 3.48 ERA and became the first Angels pitcher to win the Cy Young Award since Dean Chance in 1964.
Colon was a two-time All-Star, winning 153 games over a 13-year career that saw him pitch for five teams, including the Chicago White Sox last year.
Of course, it's a long way from Roberto Clemente Stadium to U.S. Cellular Field.
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