In Fenway Park’s 111-year history, there have been thousands upon thousands of baseballs that have clanged, clunked and ricocheted off of the fabled Green Monster in left field.
But Wednesday night’s game between the Red Sox and Royals represented an apparent first among the extensive damage doled out against Boston’s wall.
In the top of the second inning, Kansas City outfielder Kyle Isbel drove a four-seam fastball from Nick Pivetta to the opposite field in left. Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida tried to track down the sinking liner, making a leaping attempt right at the warning track.