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Shaw’s swank redemption: Homer, three RBIs
- Updated: September 8, 2016
SAN DIEGO — Travis Shaw had been pent up for four days, waiting for a chance to swing the bat again and build off his best game in months.
So when he stepped into the box for his first at-bat in Wednesday’s 7-2 victory over the Padres, Shaw wasn’t waiting around.
He took a ferocious swing at the first pitch he saw from Jarred Cosart and hammered it over the fence in right for a two-run shot. Shaw added an RBI single and a walk, reaching base in three of his four plate appearances.
According to Statcast™, Shaw’s home run had an exit velocity of 112 mph and a projected distance of 434 feet.
It was as if Shaw was sending a message that he should still be Boston’s primary third baseman, even if Yoan Moncada was called up last …
