Current:Home > MarketsRed Sox infielder Luis Urías makes history with back-to-back grand slams -Thrive Success Strategies
Red Sox infielder Luis Urías makes history with back-to-back grand slams
View
Date:2025-04-12 21:11:55
While their rivals the New York Yankees are making history that they might be ashamed of, the Boston Red Sox have a player who did something worth celebrating.
Luis Urías hit a grand slam Saturday in Boston's game against their AL East foe, his second grand slam in as many at-bats over two games. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Urías, 26, is the first Red Sox player to hit a grand slam in consecutive games since Jimmie Foxx in 1940. He's the first player in the MLB to have such a hit in consecutive at-bats since 2009 when Josh Willingham did so in one game for the Washington Nationals.
The latest grand slam came in the top of the second inning at Yankee Stadium against All-Star pitcher Gerrit Cole. Urías smacked the ball on the first pitch of his at-bat and sent it flying to left field where it landed in the bullpen. He trotted around the bases and blew a bubble with his gum before doing the sign of the cross at home plate and high-fiving Jarren Duran, Pablo Reyes and Connor Wong, who he brought home with him. The grand slam give the Red Sox a 4-0 lead and they would go on to win 8-1.
Urías sat out of Friday's game, the series opener against the Yankees and hit his other grand slam on Thursday in the seventh inning of a 10-7 loss to the Nationals against rookie reliever Robert Garcia.
The Red Sox acquired Urías from the Milwaukee Brewers earlier this month ahead of the trade deadline. In the 2021 season, he hit a career-high 23 home runs with a batting average of .249. He's hitting .258 in 31 at-bats for Boston since the deal.
FOLLOW THE MONEY: MLB player salaries and payrolls for every major league team
veryGood! (998)
Related
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- All the Jaw-Dropping Fascinators Worn to King Charles III’s Coronation
- 2015: The Year the Environmental Movement Knocked Out Keystone XL
- SEC sues Coinbase as feds crack down on cryptocurrency companies
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Kate Middleton's Look at King Charles III and Queen Camilla's Coronation Is Fit for a Princess
- Revamp Your Spring Wardrobe With 85% Off Deals From J.Crew
- Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it's now less risky than flu
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Texas Fracking Zone Emits 90% More Methane Than EPA Estimated
Ranking
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- 3 common thinking traps and how to avoid them, according to a Yale psychologist
- How Queen Elizabeth’s Corgis Are Still Living Like Royalty
- Real Housewives Star Lisa Barlow’s Mother's Day Amazon Picks Will Make Mom Feel Baby Gorgeous
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- Astrud Gilberto, The Girl from Ipanema singer who helped popularize bossa nova, dead at 83
- How Muggy Is It? Check The Dew Point!
- Biden touts his 'cancer moonshot' on the anniversary of JFK's 'man on the moon' speech
Recommendation
Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
Today’s Climate: June 9, 2010
Jim Hines, first sprinter to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds, dies at 76
Of Course Princess Anne Was the Only Royal Riding on a Horse at King Charles III's Coronation
Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
Busting 5 common myths about water and hydration
Sea Level Rise Is Accelerating: 4 Inches Per Decade (or More) by 2100
Cuba Gooding Jr. settles lawsuit over New York City rape accusation before trial, court records say