You’d expect the Red Sox to be ecstatic after any player hit a walk-off grand slam, but Franchy Cordero was met by a particularly enthusiastic welcome party on Sunday as he leaped onto home plate after demolishing a hanging slider to right field at Fenway to complete a sweep of the Mariners.
Kiké Hernández threw his arms high in the air as he sauntered toward the plate from third base. Multiple teammates soaked Cordero with water as they danced on the plate with him. Christian Arroyo unloaded the entire water cooler on Cordero’s head.
The Red Sox certainly appreciate what Cordero has been through, and they seem to appreciate what a moment like Sunday might mean to the 27-year-old.