Morning sports update: Hanley Ramirez tweets after Red Sox clinch division title
Also: Alex Cora's shoutout to a Twitter account, the Browns win a game, and Mookie Betts' towering home run.
The Red Sox clinched the American League East for the third time in three years on Thursday night by winning in New York against the Yankees, 11-6.
Here’s a look at a few stories:
Hanley Ramirez tweets congratulations at his former teammates: After being released by the Red Sox in June, Hanley Ramirez remains a free agent. Yet the 34-year-old tweeted – his first since July – when his old team clinched its third division title in a row.
Congrats 👏🏽 to my boys and #RedSoxNation #DirtyWater
— Hanley Ramirez ⚾️ (@HanleyRamirez) September 21, 2018
Ramirez helped the Red Sox win the two preceding A.L. East division titles, hitting a combined 53 home runs in 2016 and 2017.
The latest from Boston.com:
- Hearing WFAN’s John Sterling home run call on WEEI was a weird juxtaposition
- Herald columnist Steve Buckley leaving for The Athletic
- Rob Gronkowski limited in practice with ankle issue
Alex Cora agreed with Red Sox Stats Twitter account
: After seeing Cora mention the Red Sox needed to be more aggressive at the plate, Red Sox Stats tweeted out:
Cora just mentioned wanting to get back to being aggressive with pitches over the plate. I looked that up earlier and the Sox were 8th most aggressive over the heart of the plate in April and May, 10th in June and July, and are 23rd in August and September.
— Red Sox Stats (@redsoxstats) September 20, 2018
Cora gave a shoutout to the account before Boston’s division-clinching win in New York.
“I saw that same tweet last night,” said Cora. “My man, Red Sox Stats. That guy is amazing.”
The Browns won a game: For the first time since 2016, the Cleveland Browns managed to win. Trailing 14-0 in the second quarter, Cleveland sent in the 2018 draft’s first overall pick, Baker Mayfield, to make his debut at quarterback. He helped guide the Browns to a 21-17 win, which included a touchdown catch:
The Baker Special! 😱😱😱#Browns #NYJvsCLE
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/qtSMlVsA5P
— NFL (@NFL) September 21, 2018
Bill Belichick featured in Lawrence Taylor documentary: The Patriots coach was once a defensive coordinator for the Giants under Bill Parcells. In that time, Belichick coached Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, the subject of a new “Football Life” on NFL Network.
Lawrence Taylor took home the 1986-87 MVP trophy. But all he ever cared about was winning.
📺: #AFootballLife: @LT_56 TOMORROW NIGHT at 8PM ET https://t.co/IXHr498m5t
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) September 20, 2018
Daily highlight: With two on and two out in the eighth inning on Thursday, Mookie Betts made the lead comfortable for the Red Sox. His three-run home run turned an 8-6 advantage into an 11-6 margin, which is how the game finished.
https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/1042971871984013312
