Rafael Devers made history Sunday, becoming the first player to reach 200 home runs with the Red Sox before turning 28.
Devers blasted a no-doubter to straightaway center off Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly in the fourth inning, giving Boston a 4-0 advantage on a 399-foot, three-run shot.
The home run was, coincidentally, Devers’ 28th of the season. His high mark so far came in 2021, when he hit 38 homers.
Devers is the 11th player to hit 200 home runs for the Red Sox. The youngest to do so before him was Jim Rice, who recorded his 200th blast at 28 years and 62 days.