Former Red Sox Teammates Accomplish Rare Feats In Two Different MLB Games On Same Night
The two players were teammates with the Boston Red Sox in 2024, and both accomplished a rare feat in their respective games on Wednesday night.
Former Red Sox Teammates Accomplish Rare Feats In Two Different MLB Games On Same Night originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . David Hamilton and Dominic Smith are off to hot starts with their new teams in 2026, playing for the Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves, respectively.
The pair of former Boston Red Sox both accomplished rare feats in their respective games on Wednesday night as well, circling the bases for "Little League" home runs. "Little League home run from David Hamilton on a ball that gets past Pete Crow-Armstrong in center field. Brutal sequence that puts the Brewers up 3-0," MLB.
com writer and researcher Brent Maguire posted on Bluesky. For Smith, it capped a massive (and historic) performance against the Miami Marlins in which he also hit a three-run home run to finish a 12-pitch at-bat. "Dom Smith gets a LL HR and passes out briefly at home plate," CJ Fogler posted on Bluesky.
"Dominic Smith is the 6th Braves player in the divisional era (1969) with an over-the-wall HR AND either an inside-the-park or Little League HR (non-HR PA scored on) in the same game, joining: 7/27/93 Fred McGriff (ITP) 7/18/86 Andres Thomas 5/1/79 Gary Matthews Sr. (ITP) 6/26/77 Jeff Burroughs 6/18/74 Ivan Murrell @EliasSports," MLB. com's Sarah Langs wrote on Bluesky.