<p>Where were you for the Raimel Tapia legacy game?</p>
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<p>It was two years ago today when he helped the Toronto Blue Jays wallop the Boston Red Sox 28-5, hitting <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/watch-toronto-blue-jays-of-raimel-tapia-hits-in-the-park-grand-slam">a still hilarious inside-the-park grand slam</a> in the top of the third inning off Austin Davis.</p>
<p>The Blue Jays had already built up a 6-0 lead, thanks to an RBI groundout by Bo Bichette in the first, and a two-run home run from Matt Chapman that landed in the Green Monster&#8217;s seats. In the top of the third, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in two runs with a line drive single to centre field, and a Santiago Espinal single two at-bats later drove in their sixth run.</p>
<p>With runners on second and third already, Danny Jansen took a four-pitch walk from Nathan Eovaldi, loading them up for Tapia. Davis threw a sweeper that Tapia got all of, and the outfielder immediately thought the ball was a flyout to centre-fielder Jarren Duran.</p>
<p>He quickly found out that Durran didn&#8217;t see the ball in the air as it floated over his head, landing 20-feet behind him. Tapia was able to rip around the bases as Durran slowly walked towards the ball that left-fielder Alex Verdugo chased down. A rally to home plate was too little, too late, as Tapia was able to round the bases, diving into home base for the little league grand slam.</p>
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<p>From there, with a 10-0 lead, the wheels would absolutely fall off the wagon for the Bo Sox, as the Jays would rack up a stunning 18 more runs in a 28-5 win. It marked the most runs scored in a game by the Blue Jays and one of three games in franchise history in which they scored 20 or more runs.</p>
<p>Tapia, who was hitting lead-off that day, would add another two RBIs with a top-of-the-fifth double, and had a career day driving in a total of six runs, something he had never done before or after in his career. He spent the full 2022 season with the Jays but would bounce <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/raimel-tapia-has-signed-with-the-boston-red-sox">between the Red Sox</a>, Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays for a few cups of coffee in 2023.</p>
<p>He played in the Dominican Winter League for the Estrellas Orientales, slashing .275/.311/.275 across 45 plate appearances, but isn&#8217;t playing any baseball this season.</p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at</span></i> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, or reached by email at zach@thenationnetwork.com.</span></i></p>
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Where were you for the Raimel Tapia legacy game?


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It was two years ago today when he helped the Toronto Blue Jays wallop the Boston Red Sox 28-5, hitting <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/watch-toronto-blue-jays-of-raimel-tapia-hits-in-the-park-grand-slam">a still hilarious inside-the-park grand slam</a> in the top of the third inning off Austin Davis.

The Blue Jays had already built up a 6-0 lead, thanks to an RBI groundout by Bo Bichette in the first, and a two-run home run from Matt Chapman that landed in the Green Monster's seats. In the top of the third, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in two runs with a line drive single to centre field, and a Santiago Espinal single two at-bats later drove in their sixth run.

With runners on second and third already, Danny Jansen took a four-pitch walk from Nathan Eovaldi, loading them up for Tapia. Davis threw a sweeper that Tapia got all of, and the outfielder immediately thought the ball was a flyout to centre-fielder Jarren Duran.

He quickly found out that Durran didn't see the ball in the air as it floated over his head, landing 20-feet behind him. Tapia was able to rip around the bases as Durran slowly walked towards the ball that left-fielder Alex Verdugo chased down. A rally to home plate was too little, too late, as Tapia was able to round the bases, diving into home base for the little league grand slam.

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From there, with a 10-0 lead, the wheels would absolutely fall off the wagon for the Bo Sox, as the Jays would rack up a stunning 18 more runs in a 28-5 win. It marked the most runs scored in a game by the Blue Jays and one of three games in franchise history in which they scored 20 or more runs.

Tapia, who was hitting lead-off that day, would add another two RBIs with a top-of-the-fifth double, and had a career day driving in a total of six runs, something he had never done before or after in his career. He spent the full 2022 season with the Jays but would bounce <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/raimel-tapia-has-signed-with-the-boston-red-sox">between the Red Sox</a>, Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays for a few cups of coffee in 2023.

He played in the Dominican Winter League for the Estrellas Orientales, slashing .275/.311/.275 across 45 plate appearances, but isn't playing any baseball this season.

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<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at</span></i> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, or reached by email at zach@thenationnetwork.com.</span></i>

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