Ceddanne Rafaela is one of the hottest hitters in baseball right now.
His latest hit was a massive one: a walk-off two-run home run over the Green Monster to cap the Red Sox’ second comeback win in as many days and extend their winning streak to eight games.
Rafaela, who’s batting .352 with a 1.167 OPS in 19 games since June 20, crushed a slider thrown by Tampa Bay Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning with Boston trailing 4-3 and Roman Anthony standing on first base. Rafaela socked the ball 406 feet, high into the air, and out of Fenway Park to send the crowd into a frenzy.