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No matter where you stand on bat flips, there is little doubt you will appreciate the move pulled off by Nicholas Castellanos during Thursday’s game in Minneapolis against the Minnesota Twins.
During the first inning of the game, Castellanos belted a two-run homer and gave his bat a toss towards the Tigers’ dugout.
And everything just got so much better the second the bat launched into the air. Let’s see the play.
The ump at the end though
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 17, 2018
(via @tigers) pic.twitter.com/6HasJJY51a
Hold on, let’s see that move again from a different angle.
Baseball is fun. pic.twitter.com/TeaJbVHI3a
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 17, 2018
Does this count as a bat flip? Is it more of a hand off? I don’t actually know, but I’m going to watch it on a loop for the next ten hours.
Update: BATCAST
This may be our favorite Batcast™ of the season.
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 17, 2018
Well done Mr. Castellanos & umpire Manny Gonzalez. pic.twitter.com/d7uj0tbpWr