![]() ![]() He broke his finger in a game against the Chicago White Sox & it plagued him all season. In 2014 as the Red Sox fell to fifth place, Napoli struggled all year with injury & sleep issues. That December he signed another deal with Boston for 2014. He would get just one more hit in the five game series, an RBI single in the clincher game five. Louis Cardinals, Napoli drove in three runs with a double in the Game #1 Red Sox 8-1 victory. In the Red Sox World Series win over the St. In Game #5 he hit a HR off Anibal Sanchez in the Red Sox three run 2nd inning. In the ALCS he was the hero of Game #3 at Detroit, hitting a HR off the Tigers' Justin Verlander, while scoring the only run of the game in John lackey's 1-0 victory. Post Season 2013:In the ALDS against the Tampa Rays he went just 2-12. Napoli also went down swinging 187 times. His 38 doubles were tied with Ortiz for best on the Sox team. Napoli was second to slugger David Ortiz on the club in HRs (23) & RBIs (92). Texas lost their hold on first place in the final days of the season & lost the first round of the new one game Wild Card Playoff.įor 2013 he signed on with a one year deal for the Boston Red Sox, as the teams primary first baseman. He played in 108 games, slugging 24 HRs but his average fell to. In 2012 Napoli returned with a one year deal to avoid arbitration. 350 (second for Texas behind Ian Kinsler) with seven hits & two HRs. In the classic Game #6 he broke a 4th inning 2-2 tie with an RBI single, overall in the series he lead all teams with 10 RBIs. Napoli lined a double to centerfield scoring two runs, leading the Rangers to a three games to two series lead. In Game #5 he came to the plate in the bottom of the 8th inning with the bases loaded & the score tied 2-2. I n Game #4 he greeted new pitched Mitchell Boggs with a tremendous three run HR in the 6th inning sealing the Rangers 4-0 win, tying the series at two games each. 292 with an RBI & six runs scored.Ģ011 World Series: In the World Series he became a household name & a Texas baseball legend as the fans in the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex chanted Napoli -Napoli!! In Game #1 he hit a two run HR off Chris Carpenter to tie the game at two, although Texas went onto lose 3-2. He had a good ALCS against the Detroit Tigers as well, batting. Post Season 2011: In the 7th inning of Game #3 of the 2011 ALDS he hit a two run HR off Tampa’s Dave Price putting the Rangers ahead 2-1, in a game they would win 4-3. ![]() He saw more playing time behind the plate in September & by the post season he was the Rangers main backstop. 320 although his 369 at bats did not qualify him in the batting leaders, he hit 30 HRs (10th in the league) with 25 doubles & 75 RBIs playing in 116 games over all. Napoli would play at first base as well as designated hitter and have an incredible year at the plate. Napoli would share time during the regular season behind the plate (61 games) with veteran Yorvit Torrealba (98 games). Four days later he was sent to the Texas Rangers for Frank Francisco. In January 2011 he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays along with Juan Rivera for Vernon Wells. In Anaheim he played in three post seasons, hitting a pair of HRs with four RBIs in the 2007 ALCS against the Boston Red Sox. 238 & he struck out 137 times (7th in the league). In 2010 he had his best Angels season playing in 140 games, with 108 hits, 26 HRs, 68 RBIs, 24 doubles & 60 runs scored. But his power was needed in the Angels line up, and he soon saw more time at DH as well as first base. Napoli led all catchers with eight errors in 2009 & his seven passed balls were fifth most in the league. Scioscia had a closed door meeting with Napoli about his catching during the summer of 2009. Mathis threw out 25% of base runners to Napoli’s 15%, & the Angels staff had better ERA of almost one run when Mathis was behind the plate. He competed for the catching job with Jeff Mathis, although Napoli was a far better hitter than Mathis, manager Mike Scioscia preferred a better defensive catcher. ![]()
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