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Ceddanne Rafaela You might be grateful for his lucky star. He plays home games at Fenway Park.
Rafaela lifted him up on Wednesday afternoon using Pesky’s pole to his advantage Boston Red Sox A 11-9 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
On the first pitch, he was a 97-mile fastball, and Rafaela swung the right field line.
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Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela is congratulated after hitting a home run in a game against the Los Angeles Angels in nine innings at Fenway Park. (David Butler II-Imagn image)
But a foul pole just 302 feet from the home plate was enough to become a walk-off 2-run homer.
The ball moved just 308 feet. This is the shortest walk-off shot in the Statcast era (since 2015). Obviously, it would have been just a home run at Fenway.
All three shortest home runs Statcast has tracked so far are in Fenway Park, with Rafaela’s shots The third shortest on the record.
Brockton fans sit next to an awkward pole during a game played at Fenway Park on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. (Marc Vasconcellos/The Enterprise/USA Today Network)
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The Angels blew a 4-0, 7-5, 8-7, 9-8 lead, and Rafael Devels bouncing off Chopper between two-base mover Chris Taylor and shortstop Zack Neto’s gloves to tie the 9-9 in eighth place.
The Angels moved to 28-33, and the socks are now 30-34.
Each of the first three times the Red Sox scored, Los Angeles responded with their own run. But after walking Mike Trout To lead the ninth, Cooper Sriswell (1-0) put out the next three batters and gave Boston the opportunity to drive it away.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela attacks the home run he won in a game against the Los Angeles Angels in his nine innings at Fenway Park. (David Butler II-Imagn image)
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Of course, Paul was named after Johnny Peskey.
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