Evans and his wife have been long-time supporters of the non-profit organization Neurofibromatosis Northeast. Both Justin and his brother, Timothy, were diagnosed with the disease in the 1980s. Evans' grandson, Ryan Berardino, was drafted by the Red Sox in the 34th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft out of Bentley University. Berardino's other grandfather is former player and coach Dick Berardino. In 2011, Evans appeared in the Farrelly brothers film Hall Pass as Maggie's father. Achievements Three-time All-Star (1978, 1981, 1987) Eight Gold Glove Awards (1976, 1978–79, 1981–1985) Four Top-10 finishes in AL MVP Awards (1981–82, 1987–88) Led league in On-base percentage (1982) Led league in OPS (1981 and 1984) Led league in Runs and Extra-Base Hits (1984) Led league in Total Bases and Home Runs (1981) Led league in Walks (1981, 1985 and 1987) Led league in Runs Created (1981 and 1984) Led league in Times on Base (1981 and 1982) Hit for the cycle (1984) Cover of Sports Illustrated (September 26, 1988) Four home runs on Opening Days in his career, including one on the very first pitch of the game (April 7, 1986), which was also the first MLB game of the season, thus giving Evans the record for earliest home run hit in a season (tied by Ian Happ on March 29, 2018). Only player with 10+ home runs from every spot in the batting order Records (ranked within top 100) 1,391 Walks (29th All-time MLB) 2,606 Games (41st All-time MLB) 941 Extra-Base Hits (55th All-time MLB) 3,890 Times on Base (56th All-time MLB) 385 Home Runs (65th All-time MLB) 1,570 Runs Created (68th All-time MLB) 4,230 Total Bases (70th All-time MLB) 8,996 At Bats (74th All-time MLB) 1,470 Runs (79th All-time MLB) 483 Doubles (80th All-time MLB) 1,384 RBI (82nd All-time MLB) 385 Home Runs by a right-handed batter (10th All-time AL) Rankings updated April 26, 2019 See also Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders References Further reading External links