Boston Crimson Sox shortstop Trevor Story retains rewriting the script on his comeback season.
On Saturday in The Bronx, Story delivered the sort of efficiency that has him pushing into the American League Comeback Participant of the Yr dialog.
His two-run double within the third cracked open the sport, and two innings later he crushed his twentieth dwelling run of the yr, an opposite-field drive off Will Warren, as reported by Chris Cotillo of MassLive. By day’s finish he was 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in a 12-1 rout of the Yankees.
The breakout effort added extra shine to what has already change into a defining yr for Story.
After showing in solely 26 video games in 2024 attributable to a dislocated shoulder, he has rebounded with each energy and pace.
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His 20 homers and 22 stolen bases with out a caught stealing mark his sixth profession 20/20 season — and at age 32, he turned the oldest participant in Crimson Sox historical past to succeed in the milestone. His 79 RBI lead the crew.
Boston’s offense supported Story with contributions up and down the lineup. Ceddanne Rafaela doubled and drove in a run, David Hamilton piled up three hits together with a triple and Carlos Narváez added three extra knocks with a two-run shot within the ninth.
By the fourth inning each starter had reached base, placing the Yankees below stress from the beginning.
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The Crimson Sox put the sport fully out of attain with a seven-run ninth that included an Anthony Volpe throwing error, a Paul Blackburn balk and Narváez’s homer. Boos from the sellout crowd punctuated the inning as Boston cruised to its third straight win within the sequence.
For Story, this season has been about proving sturdiness and reestablishing influence.
Saturday was one other step ahead, and his case for comeback honors is just getting stronger.
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