BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 20: Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox breaks his bat on a ground out against the Houston Astros in the second inning of Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park on October 20, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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During Game 5 of the ALCS, third baseman Rafael Devers thwacked a hit that broke his bat in half — then a lucky Red Sox fan caught it perfectly.
The Red Sox remained scoreless in the second inning when third baseman Rafael Devers came up to bat. Fueled with the vengeance of having to play post-Laz Diaz fiasco, Devers drove a hit that literally broke his bat in half.
Devers held the base of the bat while one half went flying into the stands, where a lucky Red Sox fan caught the piece of Fenway history and proceeded to hold it up like Braveheart.
“Oh wow…” announcer Joe Buck said as he watched the bat sail into the waiting hand of the exuberant fan.
“How good is that?” fellow announcer John Smoltz replied.
“That is amazing,” Buck surmised, calling the fan “the hero of the second inning.”
On Twitter, Red Sox fans reacted to the incredible bat-breaking moment.
Lucky Red Sox fan caught broken bat from Rafael Devers
The fortunate fan turns out to be 41-year-old Matt Ferrera of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ferrera is at the game with his Aunt Carmen, who gave him his perfectly-placed seat for tonight’s game.
“I just saw the bat coming and I was like ‘I got to grab that thing,’” Ferrera told Hannah Keyser of Yahoo Sports.
Despite the fan’s luck, the Red Sox have not been as fortunate during the first half of the critical game. Devers’ best efforts didn’t result in a run.
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