 Carlos Beltrán and Ryan Church hit back-to-back homers with the Pink Bats for the Mets.Nick Swisher of the Chicago White Sox also dyed his goatee pink in honor of his deceased grandmother Betty.On 22 May 2008, Robert C. Pontes was arrested and "charged with aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony" after threatening his 19-year-old son Christopher and his 18-year-old friend Nicky Dinger with a pink baseball bat.