SIDETRACK
HOW CURIOUS: Raakhee Mirchandani —a Herald alum and the current editor-in-chief of Dow Jones’ Moneyish — popped into the Curious George Bookstore in Harvard Square, where she read her children’s book, “Super Satya Saves the Day,” to a flock of local families yesterday. The author, who made several stops on her mini-tour through Massachusetts this weekend, wrote her debut book with inspiration from her daughter,
Satya, a fiery 4-year-old and cancer survivor. HAVING A BALL: Pitching legend Pedro Martinez and his wife, Carolina, played host during their third annual Pedro Martinez Foundation Gala this weekend. The couple welcomed a frenzy of friends at the fundraiser, which took place at the Mandarin
Oriental Boston on Friday night, with the athletically inclined guest list including: Red Sox manager Alex Cora; champion players Eduardo Rodriguez, Eduardo Nunez and Christian Vazquez; Boston baseball alum
Jason Varitek; New York Yankees Luis Severino and Dellin Betances; Cleveland Indians Corey Kluber and Danny Salazar; Sox President/CEO Sam Kennedy; Mayor Marty Walsh; WCVB Channel 5’s Maria Stephanos;
and Miss Massachusetts Gabriela Taveras.
HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN: Denis Leary and an army of his comedian comrades had TD Garden in stitches during the annual Comics Come Home fundraiser Saturday night.
Joining the Worcester native onstage, where they elicited
laughs for a good cause: Jim Breuer, Lenny Clarke, Pete Correale, Billy Gardell, Christine Hurley, Robert Kelly, Jessica Kirson and Brian Regan. Per tradition, proceeds from the event, now in its 24th year, benefited The Cam Neely Foundation For Cancer Care.