Kyle Tucker pulled a Rhys Hoskins and then some in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday.
The Houston Astros slugger Tucker kicked off the Fall Classic with a bang. Tucker opened up the scoring with a solo home run off Philadelphia Phillies starter Aaron Nola in the second inning. After depositing Nola’s 1-1 offering in the right-field seats, Tucker uncorked a bat flip for the ages.
That's a #WorldSeries bat flip for Kyle Tucker! pic.twitter.com/ih9OmKNokj
— Cut4 (@Cut4) October 29, 2022
Here is another angle.
Kyle Tucker HR
Kyle Tucker bat flip #WorldSeries | #LevelUp(: @MLB) pic.twitter.com/pHmC2KUtv2
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 29, 2022
The All-Star Tucker was not finished by a long shot, however. The very next inning, Tucker got the better of Nola again with another missile to right to make it a 5-0 ballgame. Once again, Tucker sent his bat into orbit after sending the baseball into orbit.
KYLE TUCKER HITS HIS SECOND HOMER IN JUST THREE INNINGS
(via @MLB)pic.twitter.com/g06TRs9JfL
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 29, 2022
It was the Phillies slugger Hoskins who previously had the bat flip of the MLB postseason. But on Friday, it was Tucker’s turn to enter into bat-flip lore (this time on the World Series stage).
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