Randy Arozarena showed up at Fenway Park this week and decided the Green Monster belonged to him. On Tuesday, September 1, he launched a three-run home run 382 feet over the most famous wall in baseball — his second consecutive night doing exactly that, after going 402 feet over it on Monday. The blast pushed his 2026 totals to 22 home runs and 65 RBI and handed Seattle a 9-6 win that snapped a five-game losing streak.
Four Home Runs in Nine Games: A Hot Streak Nobody Wants to Face
Tuesday’s shot didn’t come out of nowhere. Arozarena entered the Boston series riding four home runs over his previous nine games — a power surge that started in mid-August and that the Green Monster didn’t slow down one bit. If anything, it gave him a bigger stage.
The pitcher who took the damage was Jedixson Páez, a Boston rookie making his first MLB start. Seattle erupted for five runs in the second inning and never looked back. Bryan Woo (10-9) did his job on the mound: six innings, seven strikeouts, two earned runs. Final: Mariners 9, Red Sox 6.
Monday had been more dramatic — Arozarena went 4-for-5 with four RBI and his 21st home run (402 feet, over the Monster), but Seattle lost 9-8 in ten innings. Tuesday was payback.
Six Straight 20-20 Seasons: The Milestone That Got Buried in the Noise
On August 23, against the Chicago Cubs, Arozarena hit his 20th home run of the season. What that quietly meant: his sixth consecutive season with at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases. He already has 20 steals in 2026. Six straight 20-20 campaigns is the kind of consistency you can’t fake — it’s the signature of a player who combines contact, speed and power, year after year, regardless of what his team’s record looks like.
To put it in context: the Mariners (65-74) are the only American League team with four players at 20-plus home runs in 2026 — Arozarena, Dominic Canzone, Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez. No other AL roster has that kind of power depth, and Randy leads the group.
The Cuban-Born Mexican That Boston Can’t Turn Off
Arozarena was born in Cuba on February 28, 1995, defected to Mexico in 2015, and became a Mexican citizen in 2022. He now represents Mexico in international competition and is, by every measure, one of the most complete Mexican players of the last decade.
Two-time All-Star (2023 and 2025) and 2021 AL Rookie of the Year — the same player who set the all-time MLB record with 10 home runs in a single postseason during the 2020 playoffs.
According to his 2026 Statcast page, Arozarena’s average exit velocity sits at 90.7 mph (78th percentile) among all MLB hitters. His xwOBA of .346 — what he should be producing based on contact quality — also lands at the 78th percentile. Those Green Monster bombs aren’t lucky. The ball leaves his bat hard.
He hits free agency after the 2027 season. If September goes anything like this, the contract conversation is going to look very different than it did back in July.
The Numbers Behind the Swing
Here’s what Statcast has on Arozarena through the 2026 season — the full picture behind why he hits the way he hits:
- 561 plate appearances in 2026
- 22 home runs, 65 RBI
- AVG: .274
- OPS: .836
- xwOBA: .346 (expected production based on contact quality)
- Average exit velocity: 90.7 mph
- Barrel rate: 7.7%
- Hard-hit rate: 41.6% (balls hit 95+ mph)
- Average bat speed: 71 mph
How that stacks up across MLB:
- xwOBA: 78th percentile
- Exit velocity: 78th percentile
