The Boston Red Sox's All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers hit two extra-base hits on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners and continued to etch his name in the MLB history books in the process.
The Boston Red Sox are looking to make their fifth postseason in the last 10 years and have had some crucial American League series against the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners over te last week.
In Game 2 of their series against the Mariners on Tuesday — the Red Sox's star third baseman Rafael Devers continued to move his way up a very specific category of MLB history. Devers hit a double and a home run in Boston's 10-6 loss against Seattle. That was his 453rd extra base hit of his career — which is tied for fourth in MLB history from primary third baseman 27 years old or younger, according to a tweet fromFirst place is Eddie Matthews , second is 2024 Hall of Famer Adrian Beltre and third is Ron Santo . Devers is tied with San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado for fourth.Devers, a three-time All-Star, is hitting .
If Devers were to keep his current pace — he'd end the season with 37 home runs, 37 doubles and 8 triples. That would give him 82 multi-base hits this season — 15 more than he had last year — and move him to second-place on the list with 482 extra-base hits. It would also be second most home runs, tied for the most doubles and the most triples Devers would have in a single season in his career.
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