"The Red Sox lost the game, but watching Payton Tolle's debut in Fenway was the first time in a long time that I felt like people really noticed what was going on. This isn't a prospect who was hyped up as the next big thing for two years before finally being promoted. He was a kid who came out of nowhere, and there was a legitimate buzz in the stadium before the game. He came out and dominated, but it was a fun night nonetheless."
"It's very close for me between Wilyer Abreu's inside-the-parker followed by a grand slam in the same game and Roman Anthony's silencing home run at Yankee Stadium. Anthony's probably wins because A) the call was. fantastic, and B) while I was watching the Wilyer Game, a bottle of honey exploded onto the ceiling of my apartment and that really sucked."
"Every Friday night walk-off at Fenway in the green unis. If I had to pick one, it's Ceddanne Rafaela's walk-off triple against Detroit on the final weekend of the season to clinch a playoff spot. His head buried on third base was my favorite image of the year. All-in-all, there were five Friday night walk-off wins between June and September, against the Yankees, Rays, Astros, Marlins, and Tigers."
Payton Tolle debuted at Fenway as an unexpected prospect and dominated, producing genuine stadium buzz. The team clinched a playoff spot in an electric celebration that energized fans. Wilyer Abreu produced an inside-the-park home run and a grand slam in the same game. Roman Anthony delivered a silencing home run at Yankee Stadium. Ceddanne Rafaela provided a historic walk-off moment and a walk-off triple that clinched the playoffs, with the image of him buried on third base noted as poignant. Fenway hosted five Friday-night walk-off victories between June and September against top opponents.
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