Nick Sogard’s first MLB hit drives in two runs for Red Sox

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Sogard made his MLB debut with Boston on Friday.

Sogard hit a two-run single to right field, good for his first MLB hit in his major league debut. AP Photo/Sam Hodde

It didn’t take long for Nick Sogard to collect his first major league hit.

The 26-year-old infielder made his MLB debut with the Red Sox on Friday, and he hit his first major league hit with a single in his second at-bat. Sogard’s single wasn’t just any ordinary single: It was a two-run hit that gave Boston a 6-3 lead over the Texas Rangers in the top of the fourth inning.

See Sogard’s milestone here:

The 2019 draft pick hit the ball off an 87-mile-per-hour slider off Rangers starter José Ureña. The pitch was hit nearly 97 MPH off Sogard’s bat and traveled 242 feet to right field. Connor Wong and Wilyer Abreu homered to give the Red Sox an early three-run lead on Texas in a relatively high-scoring back-and-forth game up to that point.

The Rangers and Red Sox combined for four home runs before Sogard’s at-bat. Boston starting pitcher Kutter Crawford allowed three of them to Texas batters. Wong and Abreu each hit RBI singles to give the Red Sox a one-run lead before Sogard’s memorable plate appearance.

Boston called up the switch hitter on Wednesday, five years after he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 12th round. The Red Sox acquired Sogard and catcher Ronaldo Hernandez in a trade with the Rays in exchange for pitchers Chris Mazza and Jeffrey Springs in February 2021.

Since then, Sogard has worked his way up through the minor league system. He was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in 2022, spending the better part of three seasons with that club in preparation for his major league debut Friday in Arlington, Texas.

Sogard’s parents, sister, girlfriend and friends from home were all there in presence at Globe Life Stadium and cheered him on from the stands to witness his unforgettable first hit.