October is a time of magic in baseball, and Boston Red Sox third baseman Eduardo Nunez provided it with a clutch, pinch-hit blast in Game 1 of the World Series.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora called upon Nunez for the at-bat in a critical situation, sitting one of the team’s hottest hitters in Rafael Devers, in hopes of some playoff magic.
Nunez stepped to the plate with two on and two outs in the seventh inning and unloaded the second pitch, sending it over The Green Monster for a three-run home run and an 8-4 lead.
That ball is GONE!
Eduardo Núñez off of the bench with a HUGE 3-run home run for the @RedSox! pic.twitter.com/2ZflauSvtw
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) October 24, 2018
As Nunez rounded the bases and Fenway Park erupted into chaos, Twitter exploded with reactions to the game-changing home run.
https://twitter.com/JATayler/status/1054938046162984960
https://twitter.com/PeteAbe/status/1054938070783533061
Eduardo Nuñez is still on retainer as a Giants secret agent
— Carmen Kiew (@carmenkiew) October 24, 2018
*squints*
*double checks how much wine I've had*
Eduardo Nuñez three run home run!?
— whitneymcintosh.bsky.social (@WhitneyM02) October 24, 2018
Nunez. He eats for free in San Francisco.
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) October 24, 2018
Giants fans watching Nunez burn the Dodgers pic.twitter.com/jMZHA00fr7
— Vincent Frank (@VincentFrankNFL) October 24, 2018