BOSTON -- Hanley Ramirez hit a bullet in the bottom of the sixth inning of Saturday night's 6-3 loss to the Royals -- the hardest he's hit a ball in some time. When center fielder Lorenzo Cain made a catch on the 109-mph liner, Ramirez crouched down in frustration, as his recent slump reached 0-for-16.
In his next at-bat, Ramirez was rewarded for the recent work he's done to get out of his slump. The slugger squared up the ball perfectly and hit a rocket off the Monster in left-center.
Statcast™ registered the exit velocity at 114 mph and estimates it would have traveled 403 feet if not for the wall knocking it down.