May 25, 2016
Carlos Osorio/AP
Outfielder Odubel Herrera is the only Phillies player in the #PhillyRank Top 10.
In the fourth inning of the Phillies' series finale against the Tigers, Odubel Herrera came to the plate with two on and two outs and launched a three-run home run to give his team a 5-1 lead over Detroit. Two days after being benched for not hustling on a ground ball, the center fielder didn't have to worry about running this one out.
While it was Herrera's fifth home run so far this year -- he hit just eight in all of 2015 -- it was just the third three-run homer the Phillies have hit all season. And for a guy who has really found a comfort zone atop the order, he looked plenty comfortable playing the role of a power hitter.
ball was crushed, I love you so much Odubel pic.twitter.com/BNifXvrQ4N
— chris jones¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@LONG_DRIVE) May 25, 2016
It was a no-doubter from the minute it left Herrera's bat, and the Phillies leadoff hitter made sure to punctuate the three-run shot with a bat flip that would make Jose Bautista jealous.
dat bat flip tho pic.twitter.com/hYl4Brjc39
— chris jones¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@LONG_DRIVE) May 25, 2016
And the Phillies get extra credit for the "Always Sunny" reference here...
Flip Flip Flipadelphiahttps://t.co/NfpRJyTXKV pic.twitter.com/yUjb85qcd4
— Phillies (@Phillies) May 25, 2016
Let's just hope there's no retaliation the next time Herrera steps to the plate. After all, he's just trying to #MakeBaseballFunAgain.
You can watch the full video on MLB.com, here.
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