Lucas Ramirez hit two home runs for Brazil in the World Baseball Classic on Friday night, a special moment watched by his legendary father Manny Ramirez at Daikin Park. The 20-year-old leadoff hitter sent Logan Webb's second pitch into the seats, then added another solo shot in the eighth inning off Gabe Speier, cutting Brazil's deficit to 8-5. Lucas's blasts came against a top-tier American team, a significant achievement for the son of a 555-home run hitter.

Manny Ramirez expressed pride, telling the AP he was 'looking forward for him to do something special' and that he's 'proud of him.' Lucas's performance was a dream realized after visualizing it nightly for five months, including before his first WBC at-bat. His mother Juliana, from Sao Paulo, was also in attendance, making it a family milestone.