ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Rex Sox star Rafael Devers set a team record when he homered for the sixth consecutive game in Monday night’s 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Devers had shared the mark of five with Jimmie Foxx (1940), Ted Williams (1957), Dick Stuart (1963), George Scott (1977), Jose Canseco (1985) and Bobby Dalbec (2020).
“He’s a freak,” Red Sox winning pitcher Tanner Houck said. ”A guy that can hit any pitch at any time, and to see what he’s done, I mean, he’s just an incredible player.”
He is the first major leaguer to do it since the Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout had a seven-game streak from Sept. 4-12, 2022.
I’m very proud to be in that conversation with him,” Devers said through a translator. “Obviously we know the type of superstar that he is. He’s a future Hall of Famer and superstar, and to be in the same level with him is very nice.”
Report says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans
22 killed, 10 injured as tractor trolley overturns in India
Yemeni gov't warns Houthis against military escalation in Red Sea
U.S. transportation authority report finds missing bolts in Boeing door plug blowout
Slovak Parliament votes to condemn political violence after assassination attempt on prime minister
Michigan voters go to polls for 2024 U.S. presidential primary
Samuel Ersson blanks Devils to keep Flyers' slim playoff hopes alive in 1
U.S., Britain launch airstrikes against Houthi camps in Yemen
New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions
Thick blanket of fog in Pakistan's capital affects routine life
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
7 killed, 18 injured in Ukrainian rocket attack on Russia's Belgorod