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  • Gordon Edes, Red Sox reporter, ESPNBoston.com Close
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BOSTON -- When Mike Napoli chose the photo which he had framed and presented as a gift to third-base coach Brian Butterfield after the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2013, he skipped over the tape-measure home runs he had hit on the way to the title.