He also had a drive down the right field line that would have been a homer in 16 major league parks. In Fenway, though, it was a 356-foot sac fly. Giménez has been great in hitting .231/.354/.513 early on. Still, with the way George Springer is performing, he might be overtaken in the cleanup spot before long.

Giménez has been one of the surprise stars of the start of the season, going 6-for-18 with three home runs. Early Statcast data also shows that Giménez has moved farther back in the batter’s box this season and has opened his stance up more. Those changes could theoretically allow him to see the ball deeper and turn on it easier, which might mean this early power surge isn’t as fluky as it may initially have seemed.

To think that we were worried about how the Jays would fill the cleanup spot. Giménez is 6-for-18 with three homers, two doubles and three walks while batting behind Anthony Santander. 53% of his 15 balls in play have been hit hard. That figure was 27% in 2023 and 28% last year.

Giménez isn’t your typical cleanup hitter, but you certainly wouldn’t know it through three games as he blasted his second home run of the season on Saturday. It was a two-run shot off Dean Kremer in the third inning. Fantasy managers will take every home run from the 26-year-old second baseman as he was primarily drafted for his speed contributions.