You can’t say that last night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays is the start of the lovefest happening for Boston Red Sox center fielder Mookie Betts. Yet, the movement is happening.
Drew Peabody of BoSox Injection reported that Betts was the impact player whom brought the team a much-needed victory, after a dismal 3-7 in their last 10 games. “[Betts’] quick hands helped make that double play happen that bailed Porcello out his biggest jam of the night. It was only ironic that Betts (22 years, 210 days) was the youngest Red Sox (according to Sox baseball information manager @ShestaSox) to have a two homer game since Jim Rice in the year that was the focus of tonight’s pre-game festivities, 1975 (22 years, 40 days, also on consecutive at-bats at Fenway).