The Green Monster at Fenway Park has produced plenty of funky plays over its more than 110 years of history, but one particularly strange play Wednesday night might have been a first.
In the second inning, Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel drilled a line drive to left field, over the head of Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida. Instead of bouncing off of the Green Monster, the ball smashed through one of the built-in lights in the wall used for counting outs. Yoshida was baffled as he looked to retrieve the ball off the wall before eventually spotting it inside the light. The ball going out of play meant it was scored as a ground-rule double, sending Matt Duffy back to third after he had crossed home plate amidst the hunt for the ball. Maikel Garcia flied out on the next at-bat to strand Duffy and end the inning.
Here’s a look at the mind-bending play.
