This Francisco Lindor home run caused fans in Puerto Rico to go nuts.

It’s been a rough year for many in Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from September’s Hurricane Maria and the prolonged blackouts that have been a fact of life for many since then. But the world’s paying some extra attention this week thanks to the first MLB regular-season series there since 2010, a two-game affair between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians. And in the opener of that series Tuesday, Indians’ shortstop and Puerto Rico native Francisco Lindor cranked a fifth-inning full count home run to put Cleveland up 2-0, and the crowd at Hiram Bithorn Stadium (which barely survived the hurricane) went wild:

That’s quite the reaction, and it helps show how special a moment this was for many in Puerto Rico. Lindor in particular is still remembered fondly by many there:

And his mother Maria Serrano was in the crowd, and she had a great reaction too:

FS1’s Jon Paul Morosi interviewed her shortly afterwards:

Morosi also interviewed Lindor shortly before his home run:

That’s a great moment for Lindor, and it’s awesome to see how heavily it was embraced by the crowd.

About Andrew Bucholtz

Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.