{"id":53617,"date":"2025-06-05T07:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53617"},"modified":"2025-06-05T07:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:45:58","slug":"only-at-fenway-ceddanne-rafaelas-walk-off-homer-statistical-oddity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53617","title":{"rendered":"Only At Fenway: Ceddanne Rafaela\u2019s Walk-Off Homer Statistical Oddity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ceddanne Rafaela\u2019s walk-off home run for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon could have occurred at only one place: Fenway Park.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s not hyperbole.<\/p>\n<p>Rafaela hit what looked like a harmless fly ball down the right field off Angels lefty reliever Brock Burke with the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning. But given the unique dimensions of the venerable ballpark, Rafaela\u2019s hit surprisingly tucked inside Pesky\u2019s Pole. 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