Jake Arrieta will forever be in the history books for his no-hitter Sunday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
To commemorate the achievement, both ball clubs involved gave Arrieta some special gifts. Before Monday night’s game against the Reds, the Cubs held a ceremony for the ace pitcher.
Arrieta was presented with his framed jersey from the night before, and a framed picture. Oh yea, and a $9,800 Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec watch., according to a Carl F. Bucherer employee.
Thank you @Cubs for a great ceremony and a big time watch, Cooper keeps trying to snag it from me 😆 pic.twitter.com/hchubRa19d
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) September 1, 2015
The Dodgers, however, may have one-upped the Cubs with their special gift.
As if their poor hitting performance wasn’t gift enough, the team sent over the rubber from the mound Sunday night.
Thx to the @Dodgers for taking the time to send us the pitching rubber along w/ other game mementos, it means a lot to my fam & I. #respect
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) September 1, 2015
In case anyone is wondering, the mound weighs roughly 60 pounds. Leave it to the guy who wears mustache pajamas to find that out.
Arrieta spent much of his afternoon on Monday and Tuesday thanking just about everyone he could on Twitter.
Arrieta is expected to be back on the mound Saturday afternoon against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
NOTE: A previous version of this post valued Arrieta’s watch from the Cubs at $5,000.
