MLB slugger clubs two HRs on son's first birthday – icing the cake of special year

When his ballclub seems to find only failure and brick walls, Alonso finds joy. Take this 21st night of September, when the Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays gathered in front of 12,057 fans who waited out a 47-minute Monday night rain delay to watch a pair of dead teams walking.

Yet this wasn't just any day, but rather the first birthday for Alonso and wife Haley's son. They adorned their kitchen with a massive "Happy Birthday Theodore" banner and various stuffed animals and presents befitting a young king.

And then Alonso punched into work and passed out gifts to his teammates, creating a night his firstborn will someday remember fondly.