Story’s Monster slam caught by Sox fave Gomes

BOSTON — Crimson Sox second baseman Trevor Story related once more Friday night time — this time with a former Boston participant seated atop the Inexperienced Monster.

Story, who hit three dwelling runs in Boston’s victory Thursday, launched a grand slam to present the Crimson Sox a 4-0 lead over Seattle within the third inning.

Former Crimson Sox left fielder Jonny Gomes was again within the motion, too, sitting atop the Inexperienced Monster as a substitute of taking part in in entrance of it.

Seated within the first row of seats above Fenway Park’s fabled left-field wall, the 41-year-old Gomes, who performed on Boston’s 2013 World Sequence championship crew, stood up and moved a step or two to his proper earlier than corralling the ball towards his physique. He pumped his fist and high-fived the fan subsequent to him.

Did he count on to get a house run ball?

“Yeah,” Gomes mentioned with a giant smile, the ball sitting on the desk in entrance of him. “That is why I am up right here. These are the perfect seats within the recreation.”

Gomes does some tv work for the Crimson Sox cable outlet. He mentioned it was the primary homer he is ever caught.

“After I come to city and I am not doing pre or submit[game], I urge them for these seats,” he mentioned.

Gomes mentioned he nearly caught Story’s third homer on Thursday.

Requested what he was going to do along with his prized possession, he mentioned: “I will make Trevor signal it and take it dwelling.”

Former teammate Will Middlebrooks took discover, tweeting: “Jonny Gomes caught Trevor Story’s grand slam. He tackled it … however nonetheless counts.”

The Crimson Sox ultimately received the video games, their third straight, 7-3.