The Boston Red Sox are going through a tough phase in the 2022 season. No doubt about that. But the Red Sox fans had a game to remember on Friday. Notably, the Red Sox legend Jonny Gomes snagged an unbelievable grand slam from the Green Monster of the Fenway Park.
After a rough start to the regular season, the Red Sox are finally coming to the winning track. With their recent win over the Seattle Mariners, the Alex Cora-led team won their third consecutive series this season.
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When talking about the game, the Red Sox star Trevor Story played an instrumental role in their win over the Mariners. He helped the Red Sox sweep the three-game series against the Mariners. But the major highlight of the game was when Jonny Gomes caught Story’s grand slam from the Green Monster.
Boston Red Sox fans were left awestruck by Jonny Gomes’ heroic
Though catching a home run ball from the stands has become a normal trend for fans, what if a baseball legend catches a grand slam ball from the stands? Well, that is exactly what Jonny Gomes did from the Green Monster. When the Red Sox star Trevor Story smacked a grand slam, the ball directly landed in the hands of the Red Sox legend.
After this, baseball fans went berserk on the internet and showered praise on Jonny Gomes for his heroics from the stand.
Can we get Jonny Gomes at every Sox game?!? pic.twitter.com/gQ0y7BWDik
— Brian Morelli (@MoRells86) May 21, 2022
Jonny Gomes: You are a legend sir. #redsox pic.twitter.com/oq9NvhnlLj
— Adam Pellerin (@adampellerin) May 21, 2022
Jonny Gomes catching Trevor Story’s grand slam ball is the perfectly random thing for which we all love baseball.
— Mary Craig (@marymcraig) May 21, 2022
Taking to Twitter, one fan expressed his love for Gomes. He said he does not like the Red Sox, but Gomes is the best. Another fan claimed Jonny Gomes to be the first-ever player to hit over the Green Monster and catch a home run from the Green Monster.
I don’t like the Red Sox, but Jonny Gomes is the best.
— My Numbers Garden (@MyNumbersGarden) May 21, 2022
Is Jonny Gomes the first ever to hit one over the monster and also catch a homerun sitting in the monster seats? #DirtyWater pic.twitter.com/YyL4cW3VSz
— Xanthony Davis (@PretttyFlackooo) May 21, 2022
Pete Blackburn of Bally Sports said that Gomes is still making plays, while Steve Perrault of the Audacy Sports called him a maniac.
Jonny Gomes still making plays pic.twitter.com/yANI5kLqWI
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 21, 2022
Jonny Gomes is a maniac. Love it.
— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) May 21, 2022
Over his 12 years of baseball career in MLB. Jonny Gomes has played two seasons for the Boston Red Sox. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, and Oakland Athletics.
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