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GIF: Nick Castellanos' first career home run

The Tigers' stud rookie went yard for the first time in his career tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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In basketball, a shot that hits the front of the rim and bounces in is considered to have gotten a "shooter's roll." What does this have to do with baseball? Nick Castellanos got a shooter's roll on his deep shot to dead center field tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers, resulting in his first career home run.

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Man, that swing is pretty. Here's the slo-mo version.

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That's what the kids call "NSFW."