From the moment Wilyer Abreu set foot in Fenway Park’s quirky right field, he looked right at home.
He had the arm to challenge any runner, the range to cover that great expanse of green, and perhaps most importantly, the fearlessness to attack every ball, whether a fence impeded his path or not.
On Sunday, he earned a Gold Glove, becoming the first Red Sox rookie since Fred Lynn in 1975 to claim the award. He joins a storied list of Red Sox right fielders to take home the Rawlings hardware, including Dwight Evans, Shane Victorino, and Mookie Betts.
He did it in a way that suggests he could be a key piece of the next great Red Sox team, with his Dirt Dog style of play recalling fan favorite Trot Nixon.
“Every time I see myself with dirt on my uniform, I feel happy because I feel like I’m giving 100 percent and feel like …