It wasn't a necessity, of course, but an Opening Day home run for newly minted Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman would have nicely cemented the start of his career in Boston, with whom he signed in February following a nine-year stint with the Houston Astros.
Well, on Thursday, he finally got that first new-club moon shot ... just a few days behind schedule. In the Sox' seventh game of the season vs. the Baltimore Orioles, Bregman began what would become an at-bat explosion for Boston with a gorgeous two-run homer—his first of the year.
