Hanley Ramirez hit a ball so hard that he put a hole in the outfield wall

Boston Red Sox outfielder Hanley Ramirez is off to a blazing start this season. The 31-year-old is hitting .278/.341/.611, with four home runs, over 41 plate appearances.

When Ramirez has made contact, he's absolutely smoked the ball. That was evident Friday, when Ramirez hit a ball so hard during batting practice that he actually put a hole in the outfield wall.

Much like footage of the Loch Ness Monster, or Bigfoot, we have only hearsay and a blurry picture to offer as proof the hole exists. As far as we know, this is the only picture in existence of the center field hole.

Seeing something like that might lead one to say, "no one hits the ball as hard as Hanley Ramirez." In this case, that's not hyperbole.

Ramirez has hit the ball with more authority than any other player this season, and there's statistical proof to back it up.

That's not a surprise to his coaches. Red Sox hitting coach Chili Davis told the Boston Globe's Alex Speier that Ramirez is going to hurt someone if he keeps this up.

“Hanley’s going to hurt someone in the infield. I’m serious – he’s going to hurt someone in the infield,” said Sox hitting coach Chili Davis. “Someone’s going to have to try to get out of the way of a ball and they won’t be able to. He hits the ball that hard.”

Hanley Ramirez's strength has now taken on mythical powers. He's hitting the ball so hard that his power level is has jumped to previously unreachable levels.
We're not saying Ramirez has now become an urban legend, because we know he exists. We're just saying that when Chuck Norris goes to sleep at night, he looks under his bed to make sure Hanley Ramirez isn't under there.