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It took a while for Adam Duvall to get his timing back, and justifiably so, after he missed two months with a fractured left wrist.

But now that Duvall is back again, he looks like someone the Red Sox might want to lock in beyond the expiration of his contract at the end of this season.

Much like Hunter Renfroe two years ago, Duvall hits like someone who should have spent his entire career playing home games at Fenway Park.

In what turned into a regrettable move, the Sox moved Renfroe after that ’21 season in a trade that brought Jackie Bradley Jr. and two prospects (Alex Binelas and David Hamilton) to Boston.

Bradley’s return didn’t pan out. He was released before the ’22 season ended. Binelas has yet to turn into the hitter the Sox hoped he would. While Hamilton has elite speed, he hasn’t proved yet that he can hit or defend at the highest level.

The Sox can’t re-do that Renfroe trade. But they can correct the mistake by giving Duvall a chance to mash at Fenway beyond this season.

In his first 37 games and 146 plate appearances with the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Duvall has slashed .305/.363/.641 with 10 homers and 31 RBIs.

Some right-handed hitters were born to pull the ball, and Duvall proudly puts himself in that group.

“I joke with people that I signed here to try and knock down that wall. I’d rather it go over the wall than hit the wall because sometimes those are singles,” Duvall said. “But like I said, I've never shied away from saying that I like to pull the ball. A lot of people have this thing work up the middle or go the other way. I've never really been able to do that. So I’m just trying to sharpen my strengths.”

Duvall has never been sharper than of late. Entering the upcoming road trip to Kansas City, Duvall is hammering the baseball at a .365/.403/.841 clip with eight homers and 19 RBIs since Aug. 13.

This is the precise type of groove Duvall was in the first 10 days of the season, before he broke his left wrist diving for a ball in Detroit.

What has keyed his recent turnaround?

“We've been putting a lot of work in the cage and just really trying to get my body to move efficiently and when it does that, I feel like I'm able to pull the baseball in the air, which is considered my strength,” Duvall said. “Just getting my body to move right, when I land into a stacked position where I can rotate and not be uphill, that’s when I’m at my best.

“Sometimes I tend to get a little bit uphill, but right now, I'm landing in a good spot to where I can rotate and the barrel is just coming through, so when it’s coming through good, it just feels like you're rotating. Just rotate through the baseball and the barrel finds the ball.”

After an injury-plagued 2022 season with Atlanta in which he finished with a .677 OPS, Duvall signed a one-year, $7 million contract with Boston.

Duvall will play under 100 games again this year due to that wrist injury in April, but it will be interesting to see what his value is on the market and if the Red Sox can find common ground with someone whose swing is so perfect for Fenway.

Though Duvall’s thick Southern accent tells you he doesn’t come from Boston or anywhere close, the Kentucky native has thoroughly enjoyed the experience of playing for the Red Sox. And staying in Boston appeals to him.

“Oh, for sure. I love Boston. I’ve enjoyed my time,” Duvall said. “Running out in Fenway, I tell everybody, it’s one of the coolest places I’ve played. [That contract stuff], that’s down the road.”

In 2021, Duvall had the thrill of being part of the Braves’ team that won the World Series.

Given Boston’s recent plummet from the thick of American League postseason contention, it appears there will be some unfinished business for Duvall when the ’23 season ends.

“I really want to experience postseason baseball in this city,” said Duvall. “Playing in the postseason is one of the most fun things that I've done.”