Alex Verdugo is back at Fenway Park this weekend for the first time since the Red Sox traded him to the New York Yankees last December, and he made a statement in his first at-bat.

Scratch that, on the first pitch he saw from Brayan Bello, which he sent 406 feet at 104 mph to the very corner of the center-field bleachers for a 2-0 Yankees lead in the top of the first.

<a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1801764388719694232">Alex Verdugo’s first-pitch home run (6/14/24)</a>

Verdugo played for the Red Sox from 2020-23. He was the centerpiece of the Mookie Betts trade, which also brought current catcher Connor Wong to Boston.

In his first at-bat back at Fenway Park as a member of the New York Yankees, Alex Verdugo hit a first-pitch 2-run homer off former Red Sox teammate Brayan Bello.{ai:summary}<p>In a stunning return to Fenway Park, ex-Red Sox player Alex Verdugo hits a homerun on the first pitch as a member of the New York Yankees. Verdugo's powerful statement in the rivalry game shakes up the crowd. #sports</p>

Watch: Alex Verdugo homers on first at-bat back at Fenway with Yankees

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