Hours before Mookie Betts punished the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, the 2018 AL MVP was visited by 10-year-old fan Nico Sapienza, who asked Betts to hit a home run for him that night. Betts delivered – and then some – belting three home runs in a game for the fifth time in his career.
Betts hit a solo shot over the Green Monster in his first at-bat against Yankees pitcher James Paxton.
In the third inning, Betts smashed another solo shot into the Green Monster seats to give Boston a 4-0 lead.
Betts launched another deep ball over the Monster in the fourth, and became just the eighth player in MLB history with five 3-HR games.
