ALEX VERDUGO NEWS

Homers, drives in three Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in Sunday's 7-1 win over Cleveland.

Impact Verdugo opened the scoring Sunday with a two-run single in the fifth inning. He'd extend Boston's lead to 5-1 in the seventh with a solo home run, his fourth longball of the year, off Peyton Battenfied. Verdugo has gotten off to a fast start while leading off for the Red Sox this season, slashing .308/.372/.479 with 17 RBI, 22 runs scored and a stolen base through 129 plate appearances. The 26-year-old outfielder has 36 hits, second behind Matt Chapman and Bo Bichette in the American League.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Verdugo's solo HR (4) | 04/30/2023 Alex Verdugo sends a ball to right field, just clearing Pesky's Pole for his fourth home run of the season in the bottom of the 7th

APRIL 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Hits walk-off Verdugo went 2-for-6 with one double, one RBI and one run scored in Saturday's extra-inning win over Cleveland.

Impact Verdugo secured the win for the Red Sox, plating Christian Arroyo in the 10th in walk-off fashion. Saturday's game-winner was his second in the last two weeks after walking it off against the Twins on April 18. The lefty has been a steady contributor atop the Boston lineup, with a .301/.363/.451 slash line and the 10th most hits (34) in Major League Baseball.

APRIL 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Verdugo's sliding catch | 04/24/2023 Alex Verdugo runs and slides to catch a fly ball in right field to get the Red Sox out of the inning

APRIL 25, 2023 • MLB.COM

Alex Verdugo's RBI single | 04/24/2023 Alex Verdugo hits a single to right field, driving home Connor Wong to give the Red Sox their second run of the game in the top of the 3rd

APRIL 25, 2023 • MLB.COM

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APRIL 24, 2023 • THESTAR.COM

Alex Verdugo's RBI walk | 04/23/2023 Alex Verdugo draws a walk with the bases loaded against Corbin Burnes to extend the Red Sox's lead to 2-0 in the 2nd inning

APRIL 23, 2023 • MLB.COM

Alex Verdugo: Home Run Statcast Analysis | 04/21/2023 The data behind Alex Verdugo's home run

APRIL 22, 2023 • MLB.COM

Goes deep again Verdugo went 2-for-5 with one double, one homer, two RBI and one run scored in Friday's win over the Brewers.

Impact Verdugo blasted a two-run shot in the third inning to start the scoring. It was the second consecutive night the 26-year old found the seats. Boston's leadoff hitter is crushing the ball to start the season, hitting .341 in 21 games. Plus Verdugo has provided some unexpected pop this week and is on pace to top his career-high 13 home runs.

APRIL 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in win Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in Thursday's 11-5 victory over Minnesota.

Impact Verdugo led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run off Kenta Maeda, his second longball of the year, giving the Red Sox an early 1-0 lead. Verdugo has gotten off to a hot start this season, hitting safely in 16 of his first 20 games. He's slashing .338/.407/.481 with eight RBI, 16 runs scored and a stolen base through his first 77 at-bats of the year.

APRIL 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Verdugo's solo homer (2) | 04/20/2023 Alex Verdugo drills a leadoff home run to right field in the bottom of the 1st inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead

APRIL 20, 2023 • MLB.COM

Alex Verdugo's solo homer (2) | 04/20/2023 Alex Verdugo drills a leadoff home run to right field in the bottom of the 1st inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead

APRIL 20, 2023 • MLB.COM

Plays hero in walk-off win Verdugo went 3-for-5 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Twins.

Impact Verdugo kicked off the home half of the first with a double to right and would come around to score off the bat off Rafael Devers. He reached again in the second and fourth frames but supplied the biggest hit of the game in the 10th, driving home the game-winning run on a liner that landed just fair of the right field foul line. The 26-year-old has now hit safely in his last five games and raised his slash line to .348/.416/.464 to go with a home run, seven RBI, 14 runs scored and an 8:8 K:BB over 77 plate appearances. He has been exceptional to kick off the year as the primary leadoff hitter for the Red Sox.

APRIL 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Twins aim to break slide in game against the Red Sox

The Minnesota Twins head into the matchup with the Boston Red Sox after losing three in a row

APRIL 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Sox top Twins 5-4 in 10 on Verdugo's unusual hit

Alex Verdugo singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning on a fly ball that barely stayed fair at Fenway Park, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Mi...

APRIL 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alex Verdugo's walk-off single | 04/18/2023 Alex Verdugo barely gets this single to stay fair down the right-field line, giving the Red Sox their second walk-off win of the season

APRIL 19, 2023 • MLB.COM

Red Sox begin 3-game series with the Twins

The Boston Red Sox open a three-game series at home against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday

APRIL 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Resting for day game Verdugo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Impact Verdugo will head to the bench in what appears to be nothing more than a maintenance day while the Red Sox and Angels close their series with a day game that begins at 11:10 a.m. ET. Raimel Tapia will replace Verdugo as the Red Sox's starting right fielder and leadoff man.

APRIL 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes bag in win Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Angels.

Impact Verdugo stole his first base of the season before trotting home on Justin Turner's two-run home run. He's never attempted more than eight steals in the majors, but Verdugo is getting on base enough to beat that mark. The outfielder has a .386 OBP and reached base multiple times in eight of 16 contests.

APRIL 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Reaches base twice in win Verdugo and went 1-for-4 with a walk in Saturday's 9-7 win over the Angels.

Impact Verdugo has been an on-base machine early on, reaching base safely in 14 of the first 15 games played. The outfielder sports a career-high .379 OBP and 10.6 BB% while cutting down on strikeouts. Those are the traits manager Alex Cora saw when deciding to have Verdugo lead off against righties.

APRIL 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Verdugo's RBI single | 04/12/2023 Alex Verdugo hits an RBI single to center field, bringing in the Red Sox's third run of the game in the top of the 5th inning

APRIL 13, 2023 • MLB.COM

Alex Verdugo's RBI single | 04/08/2023 Alex Verdugo hits a grounder to right-center field, driving home Adam Duvall to extend the Red Sox's lead to 10-2 in the 8th inning

APRIL 9, 2023 • MLB.COM

Alex Verdugo calls Alek Manoah's celebrations disrespectful; Manoah doesn't care

Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo has an issue with the way Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah celebrates. Manoah doesn't care for Verdugo's opinio...

APRIL 5, 2023

Alex Verdugo's second RBI single | 04/02/2023 Alex Verdugo knocks his second RBI single to right field, extending the Red Sox's lead to 9-5 in the bottom of the 8th

APRIL 2, 2023 • MLB.COM

Alex Verdugo's RBI single | 04/02/2023 Alex Verdugo laces an RBI single to center field, plating Adam Duvall to extend the Red Sox's lead to 3-0 in the 3rd

APRIL 2, 2023 • MLB.COM