Padres trade pickup shares hilarious story behind walk-off hit over Red Sox

Padres trade pickup shares hilarious story behind walk-off hit over Red Sox originally appeared on The Sporting News

The San Diego Padres had one of the best trade deadlines of any team in baseball this season. A.J. Preller swung five trades, and while Mason Miller was the biggest addition, one of his best was part of a deal with the Baltimore Orioles in Ramon Laureano.

In their series against the Boston Red Sox, Laureano had a signature Padres moment when he hit a walk-off single to left field, scoring Xander Bogaerts in extra innings to even the series.

After the game, Laureano was interviewed about his walk-off hit, which was shared on Tirtter/X by @23cmcpadres. The story behind how Laureano got his walk-off hit is hilarious, as the new trade pickup, in his words, missed a sign before his hit.

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— Connor (@23cmcpadres) August 10, 2025

"I was thinking to actually hit a homer," Laureano said deadpan, and then I'm like 'I guess they're going to give me the bunt sign,' and I don't know the signs, and then it's like, let's chop it down."

Laureano went into the at-bat with runners at first and second with no-outs in the 10th inning. A double-play would be disastrous, so instead, the Padres could have him bunt the runners over and have second and third with only one out.

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But, as Laureano mentions, he didn't get the sign, as he's only been in San Diego for a little over a week, and in turn, he decided to swing. He did "chop it down," as he hit a chopper which bounced over the third baseman's head into left field.

Bogaerts was flying, scoring from second, and securing the walk-off win for the Padres. The win kept the Padres just three games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West, which is huge with a series against the Dodgers the following weekend.

But, such a walk-off nearly didn't happen, as Laureano, fortunately, missed the sign to bunt. Instead of a sacrifice bunt to put the Padres in a solid position to win, he instead chopped a single into left field, walking off the red-hot Red Sox.

What makes the comments from Laureano so hilarious is his deadpan delivery. It's hard to make out whether he's joking or being serious. If he did miss the sign and didn't bunt, it might not be a bad idea to never teach him the bunt sign if this is how he's going to hit.

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