Upon further review, Omir Santos is a hero.
With the gimpy Mets down to their final out at Fenway Park Saturday night, and Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon having blown away David Wright and Jeremy Reed on strikeouts, the third-string catcher jumped on a first-pitch fastball for a two-run homer that lifted the Mets to a 3-2 victory that may define their season.
That is, Santos delivered the decisive blast after the initial call that the ball had struck high on the Green Monster and dropped back into play was reversed by a video review. Gary Sheffield and Santos waited on third and second base, respectively, for the ruling, confident the ball had struck something above the line designating a homer, since the shot didn't ricochet hard back into play. It was the first replay review in the history of Fenway, baseball's oldest park. Continue
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