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Papi sets milestone with solo homer
- Updated: August 13, 2016
BOSTON — Milestones seem to engulf slugger David Ortiz in his swan song season, and during the Red Sox’s 9-4 win over the D-backs on Friday night at Fenway Park, he added one more.
With just one swing, Ortiz became the third Red Sox player in franchise history to record 1,000 extra-base hits — joining Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski.
Fittingly, the extra-base hit came on a majestic homer. According to Statcast™, Papi’s 26th homer of the season landed 393 feet away from home plate and had an exit velocity of 102 mph. It was also Boston’s final run of the game, as Hanley Ramirez did most of the lifting with a pair of three-run homers.
When asked how his swing felt, Ortiz laughed.
“All my swings feel good — especially when I hit it,” Ortiz said.
Ortiz said hitting extra-base hits is not easy, let …
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