Red Sox Rookie Makes Admission About First MLB Home Run

David Hamilton wasted no time making a positive impact for the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.

Boston slotted Hamilton into the starting nine one day after the rookie shortstop was called up from Triple-A Worcester to take the roster spot of the injured Trevor Story. Hamilton stepped into the box for his first big league at-bat since late August of last year in the third inning at Angel Stadium, and with one swing of the bat, he gave the Red Sox a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

The 26-year-old jumped on a 94 mph fastball from Los Angeles Angels starter Chase Silseth and sent it 373 feet into the right-center field seats. It marked the first MLB home run for Hamilton, who admittedly wasn’t trying to go deep in that situation.

“It was a good feeling, for sure,” Hamilton told reporters after Boston’s 12-2 win, per MassLIve. “Definitely not trying to do that but ran into one and it got out.”

Hamilton was one of four Red Sox to go yard in the visitors’ series-clinching win over the Halos. He also became the seventh Boston player to homer on the club’s season-opening road trip, which saw Alex Cora’s club go 7-3 and blast 13 total round-trippers, good for second in the American League heading into Monday.

With Story likely sidelined for some time, Hamilton should receive some more opportunities to impress with the bat moving forward.