Watch: Trevor Story snaps the Purple Sox’ 23-inning scoreless streak with two-run residence run

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Story’s residence run would have additionally been gone in MLB’s 29 different ballparks.

Story’s scoreless-streak-ending residence run was hit 413 toes. AP Photograph/Michael Dwyer

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Till Trevor Story’s residence run within the fifth inning in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles Friday night time, the Boston Purple Sox had not scored a run since Sept. 26. That marked 23 consecutive innings performed by the last-place Purple Sox with out scoring a run.

Story clobbered a 413-foot homer to Camden Yards’ left subject to drive in Rob Refsnyder and himself. The 107-mile-per-hour shot broke a scoreless tie halfway by way of the competition. The house run would have been gone in MLB’s 29 different ballparks.

Refsnyder reached base with a double to left subject within the at-bat previous to Story’s.

To that time, Orioles’ beginning pitcher John Means had retired 13 straight Boston batters. Means tossed 7 ⅓ innings in his final begin in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians during which he allowed only one run – a solo residence run.

As for the Purple Sox’ residence run hitter in opposition to Baltimore’s hurler, Story entered Friday’s sport with a .197 batting common by way of 40 video games. The shortstop missed nearly all of the season recovering from offseason proper elbow surgical procedure.

Friday night time’s fifth-inning lengthy ball marked Story’s third of his shortened 2023 season. His most up-to-date residence run, a three-run shot, got here on Sept. 14 in opposition to the New York Yankees.

Whereas Story’s second season as a Purple Sox most likely didn’t go as deliberate, he’s wanting ahead to a wholesome offseason and making an affect in 2024. Boston supervisor Alex Cora just lately showered the 30-year-old with reward as he has contributed to the Purple Sox since making his season debut in early Aug.

“His curiosity is to win,” supervisor Alex Cora mentioned to The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier. “He didn’t come right here simply to play baseball. He got here right here to win championships. He needs to be concerned. He’s all-in. He needs to be higher. He is aware of that he must be higher, too, for us to be an excellent crew.”

After spending a number of weeks rehabbing in Boston’s minor league system previous to returning to the key league membership this yr, Story was impressed to host a camp for Purple Sox minor league gamers within the Dallas, Texas space this winter. The shortstop recalled attending an identical camp held by two-time Gold Glover Troy Tulowitzki when he was a minor leaguer.

“It was most likely the singularly most impactful factor I did within the Minor Leagues,” Story instructed MLB.com’s Ian Browne. “He invited me out to his residence in Vegas. We labored out for per week straight. He took me by way of his routine. The best way he put it was, ‘That is the way you need to work to be an All-Star, to be probably the greatest shortstops within the sport’. After that, I used to be hooked.”

Story mentioned he’ll “undoubtedly” be inviting fellow Boston shortstop Marcelo Mayer, who’s at the moment on the Double-A stage within the minors. He mentioned the camp will largely include infielders, however he encourages “anybody” to attend because the camp may even incorporate batting drills. 

As soon as Story’s winter camp involves an finish, his full focus will probably be on the 2024 marketing campaign. It’s clear the Purple Sox’s main 2022 free agent signing needs to profit from his contract very quickly.

“I signed as much as do a job right here, and I do know I can do it,” Story instructed Speier. “And that’s a part of the factor that retains me up at night time somewhat bit.