Travis Shaw had gone quite a while without a home run entering Tuesday night, but it appears he channeled all that built-up power into one swing.
The Boston Red Sox third baseman came to the plate against Tampa Bay Rays starter Chris Archer in the second inning and proceeded to crush a solo homer deep into the Tropicana Field seats to put the Red Sox on the board.
#DingDongCity: Distance 449 feet. https://t.co/ItgWieIbsu pic.twitter.com/tvPh3lq2JB
— Red Sox (@RedSox) June 29, 2016
Shaw’s bomb was his eighth homer of the season and his first since May 28, ending a homerless streak of 27 games. It also was hit very, very hard and traveled very, very far.
— Red Sox (@RedSox) June 28, 2016
Travis Shaw's HR was projected at 449ft… It would be the longest HR he's hit recorded by @statcast. @RedSox 2nd longest this year.
— Daren Willman (@darenw) June 28, 2016
The Red Sox’s longest homer of the season belongs to Hanley Ramirez, who hit a towering 468-foot shot back on May 10. But Shaw’s wasn’t too shabby, either.
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