Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer
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Marcelo Mayer’s first major league home run was greeted by a chorus of boos as he rounded the bases at New York’s Yankee Stadium last week.
The 22-year-old rookie hammered both blasts to right field. The first one went 418 feet and left his bat at 108.7 mph. The second one went 410 feet with a 104.9 mph exit velocity. 2) As Mayer wore the Wally head in the dugout — as all Red Sox players do to celebrate their home runs — pitcher Lucas Giolito kissed both cheeks.
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Marcelo Mayer — wearing the Wally head — got a kiss on both cheeks from a Red Sox starter after his first Fenway Park home run.