Blue Jays’ Raimel Tapia hits MLB’s first inside-the-park grand slam since 2017 vs. Red Sox

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Raimel Tapia hit a rare inside-the-park grand slam on Friday night at Fenway Park.

Tapia was aided in the feat by an all-around awful defensive play by his counterpart, Boston Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran.

Based on his reaction, Tapia hit what he thought would be an easy flyout to center field to end the top of the third inning with two outs and the bases loaded. But Duran never located the ball, and it went soaring over his head. To compound his problems, Duran then made no attempt to go back and retrieve the ball.

Tapia raced around the bases and scored easily, putting four runs on the board as the Blue Jays extended their lead to 10-0.

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According to MLB’s Sarah Langs, Tapia’s inside-the-park grand slam is the first in the majors since Michael A. Taylor hit one in 2017. It’s just the second ever in Blue Jays history (Junior Felix also managed the feat at Fenway in 1989).

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Raimel Tapia celebrates after hitting an inside-the-park grand slam.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Red Sox give up awful inside the park grand slam vs. Blue Jays