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Red Sox' Rafael Devers Hit a Home Run So Hard It Broke Fenway Park Seat

Devers has homered in two straight games heading into the All-Star break.
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Jul 14, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (11) hits a double during the third inning against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 14, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (11) hits a double during the third inning against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports | Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

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You break it, you pay for it.

Well, maybe not quite. But Boston Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers certainly made the first part of that statement ring true during the club's 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park on Sunday.

Devers, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and two RBI, belted the first-inning long ball so hard that it broke a Fenway Park seat. The blast, which traveled at 114.7 MPH, completely dented the back of a Fenway Park seat in the right field stands, resulting in the club filing a lighthearted "incident report" in a post onto its account on X, formerly known as Twitter.

When told that the home run ball had actually broken a seat at the ballpark, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said, "It did? Got to tell [Red Sox owner] John [Henry].

Devers, an All-Star for the third time, will sit out Tuesday's Midsummer Classic due to shoulder soreness, the club announced this past week.

The Red Sox (53-42) enter the break as one of the hottest teams in MLB, having won nine of their last 12 games.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated, primarily covering MLB, college football and college basketball. Before joining SI in November 2023, Capurso worked at RotoBaller and ClutchPoints and is a graduate of Assumption University. When he's not working, he can be found at the gym, reading a book or enjoying a good hike. A resident of New York, Capurso openly wonders if the Giants will ever be a winning football team again.

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