Boston Red Sox
Abreu is the first Red Sox player to accomplish that feat since Mookie Betts in 2016.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JULY 18: Wilyer Abreu #52 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates after hitting the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on July 18, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
Wilyer Abreu has been on another level at Fenway Park this weekend.
The right fielder with plenty of pop in his bat had it on full display on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, launching a pair of home runs into the hometown crowd and guiding Boston to a hard-fought win.
He wasn’t stopping there, either.
Saturday evening came around, and Abreu’s bat stayed hot. He launched a lead-taking solo home run early in Saturday’s game, watched that lead evaporate, then mashed a second home run to put Boston back on top again in the seventh inning.
Four home runs in under 24 hours. And with back-to-back multi-home run games, Abreu joined some elite company in Red Sox history.
Abreu is the first Red Sox player to achieve that feat since Mookie Betts did it over 10 years ago (May 31-June 1, 2016). He’s also just the second Red Sox all-time to do so at Fenway Park, joining George Scott, who did it all the way back in 1971.
“Just stayed humble, tried to find a good pitch to hit, tried to not chase too much,” Abreu said postgame. “This is amazing right now the way we’ve been playing in the last month … I love playing here, I love this crowd. All I can say is that this is amazing playing here.”
If it felt like Abreu had some extra juice following that second home run, Ceddanne Rafaela certainly thought he did.
With the win, Abreu moved Boston over .500 after a long and hard battle out of the cellar in the American League. It has a chance for win No. 13 in a row Sunday.
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