The 24-year-old Major League Baseball player popped the question Saturday to girlfriend Jessica Tara Cox, and as with much of his career thus far, he made quite a statement.
While 2014 may not have been the best sports year for both South Jersey and the Delaware Valley, there were some moments that we can look back too and remember fondly.
Alfonso Soriano homered twice for the second straight night and drove in a career-high seven runs, giving him a staggering 13 RBIs in two games while powering the suddenly potent New York Yankees to an 11-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.
Mike Trout has played only one full season in the big leagues, but the New Jersey native's high school is already renaming its baseball field after the Los Angeles Angels star.