Watch former Red Sox infielder Michael Chavis name every starter from his debut game
Five years after he made his first start in the majors, Chavis shows off his impressive memory from the day.
Some things really do stand the test of time.
Nearly five years ago, Michael Chavis burst onto the Major League Baseball scene with the Red Sox.
The 2014 first-round draft pick was quickly dubbed the “Ice Horse” in 2019 by awe-struck Boston fans, when he hit homer after homer following his promotion from Triple-A Pawtucket. In August, the Mariners infielder looked back on that season, calling his experience in New England “wild,” according to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo.
“I was literally living my dream and doing everything well, performing well in the major leagues,” Chavis said.
It’s no wonder then, that when Bat Boys Baseball caught up with Chavis at Mariners spring training on Wednesday, he was able to recall the entire lineup from his debut game on April 20, 2019.
“Shoutout J.D. [Martinez] he got me my first hit,” Chavis said, referring to his pinch-hit double in the eighth inning versus the Tampa Bay Rays.
That kicked off a 28-game stretch for Chavis in which he hit 10 homers and led the Sox on a strong offensive march.
“Mookie [Betts] was definitely there, good ball player. Don’t know if you’ve ever heard of him,” Chavis joked, riddling off the rest of the lineup from his first day on Tropicana Field.
He was stumped as he attempted to remember who was at second, but through process of elimination (and a hint from the cameraman) Chavis secured the last position.
“Shoutout Tzu Wei Lin! That’s my guy,” Chavis said about his former Taiwanese teammate.
Along with the starting lineup, he seems to recall another thing from the 2018 season – a Taiwanese expletive.
“Can I say a cuss word in Taiwanese,” Chavis asks Bat Boys Baseball.
He does — enthusiastically — proving his time in Boston was nothing short of memorable.
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