Matt Damon and his brother Kyle honoured their late father Kent’s dying want by scattering a few of his ashes at Fenway Park through the 2018 World Collection.
Matt Damon and his brother Kyle honoured their late father Kent’s dying want by scattering a few of his ashes at Fenway Park through the 2018 World Collection
Talking in Believers, a brand new ESPN documentary in regards to the Boston Purple Sox and their long-awaited 2004 World Collection win, the 54-year-old actor recalled Kent, who died in 2017 on the age of 74, requested to have a part of his stays positioned within the stands of the historic ballpark.
Matt stated: “My dad, when he was dying, he stated one of many locations he would really like a few of his ashes was at Fenway. My dad was a pitcher. Left-handed pitcher.
“I used to be like, ‘Would you like me to attempt to get them on the mound?’ And he’s like ‘F*** no.’ He goes ‘Put them within the seats. I by no means made it to the sphere’.”
Matt defined the request was fulfilled the next 12 months, when the Purple Sox confronted the Los Angeles Dodgers within the World Collection.
His brother Kyle and Kyle’s two sons attended the primary recreation at Fenway Park in October 2018, 11 months after Kent’s demise.
Matt stated: “He known as me, ’trigger he was like, ‘I’d by no means unfold Dad’s ashes with out you, however I bought somewhat little bit of ’em in my pocket right here’.
“I stated ‘Kyle, man, it’s Chris Sale in opposition to Clayton Kershaw. It’s the 2 greatest left-handed pitchers on the earth at Fenway within the World Collection’.
“I’m like, ‘In fact you gotta do it. And it’s you and also you’re along with his grandsons. You have got my absolute blessing’.”
Matt added: “And so he dumped somewhat thimble of them there, which I feel is prohibited, however they bought swept up with the peanuts. However that’s what my dad needed. That’s the place he needed them.”
The Believers documentary, produced by Matt and Ben Affleck by means of their firm Artists Fairness, options contributions from fellow Bostonians Invoice Burr, Donnie Wahlberg, Uzo Aduba, Maria Menounos and Sam Jay.
It examines the affect of the Purple Sox’s 2004 championship win, which ended an 86-year drought sometimes called the “Curse of the Bambino”.
Elsewhere within the third episode of the docuseries, Matt recalled how George Clooney helped him reschedule filming for the 2005 drama Syriana so he might attend the Purple Sox’s 2004 World Collection video games after their comeback victory over the New York Yankees within the American League Championship Collection.
