After missing two seasons to recover from knee surgery, Boston center fielder Grady Sizemore marked his return from a 922-day absence with a second-inning single for his first hit since September 2011. The three-time All-Star for Cleveland later hit his first home run since July 15, 2011, which also came at Camden Yards. Today was very exciting, Sizemore said. I couldnt wait to get to the ballpark. No need for Grady Sizemore to embellish his story. Its already just a couple of ticks shy of Roy Hobbs as it is. Sizemore, playing for the first time in 921 days (Sept. 22, 2011), hit his first home run in nearly three years with a broken bat. Somebody check that piece of ash. Make sure no one has burned the word Wonderboy into the barrel of his black Louisville Slugger model M110. And check the jersey. If theres a spot of blood on it, well know this is a work of Grady Sizemore is greeted in the Red Sox dugout after homering in his first game in 921 days. He came in on me, definitely jammed me, Sizemore said of the 3-and-1 fastball from Orioles starter Chris Tillman that he launched over the right-field scoreboard in the fourth inning of the Boston Red Soxs 2-1 loss to Baltimore. It broke my bat. No, he said, thats not something that had ever happened in his previous incarnation as a three-time All-Star. I dont think so, he said. I cant remember it ever happening before.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:57:47 +0000
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