Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez entered Sunday evening with one home run in 240 career plate appearances.
And because baseball is wacky, Vazquez hit one a mile off New York Yankees star reliever Dellin Betances, for what would serve as a game-winning homer in the Red Sox’s 8-7 victory over the Yankees on Sunday. This is exactly what the @CantPredictBall Twitter account is for:
Christian Vazquez monster home run off Dellin Betances
— YCPB (@cantpredictball) May 2, 2016
Here’s video of the moonshot that probably even left Vazquez surprised:
106.2 MPH for Christian Vazquez off Betances. Projected distance 393ft.
— Daren Willman (@darenw) May 2, 2016
I love Statcast, but I’m calling bullshit on this estimated home run distance. 393 feet outside of Fenway Park, maybe.
With the win, the Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Yankees, and hold a 0.5 lead over the Orioles for first place in the AL East.
As for the Yankees, it’s still very early in the season, but they’re already six games back in the AL East with an 8-15 record (the fourth-worst record in MLB). Fangraphs currently has the Yankees’ playoff chances at just 12.8%.
