Mookie Betts couldn’t wait to put the Boston Red Sox on the board, striking quickly at the first pitch he saw and sending it into the Monster seats in left field.
The exit velocity on the 348-foot solo shot was a mere 93.9 mph. Betts didn’t quite barrel it up but the cheap ones count all the same.
This marks the third time this season that Betts has led off a game with a home run and the 19th time in his career that he’s done it.
Betts stayed aggressive when he stepped to the plate again in the second inning.