It's not often that a member of the Boston Red Sox joins the great Ted Williams in a statistic. Williams is one of the best baseball players of all time and is up there as one of the top players in Boston history.

Why would Kristian Campbell potentially sacrifice future value to sign a big extension a week into his MLB career? He offered a simple explanation Saturday.

It did not Kristian Campbell long to make an impact for the Boston Red Sox. He won a roster spot in spring training and clubbed his first career home run Saturday night against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field (GameTracker).