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I already wrote about Rafael Devers to begin the weekend, but can we just talk about that game-winning home run for a second?

The opposite-field home run is a rare bird in the 2022 game, with the 2022 ball — which was likely changed again in mid-May, say those who study this stuff intently. A home run on a pitch that is not only not in the strike zone, but was never in the strike zone, is rare on another level.

Paul Sewald’s 0-2 fastball that Rafael Devers put over the left-field fence Sunday.