Odubel Herrera’s magnificent bat flip looks even better in slow motion
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Bryce Harper is the new guy in town in Philadelphia, the Phillies' key offseason acquisition and a Very Big Deal around baseball circles. He's a generational talent, sure, one that arrived in town with a flourish. Remember this bat flip Harper unloaded in his first game back in Washington D.C. since leaving as a free agent?
That's nice and all, Bryce, but Odubel Herrera is the established bat flip king of Philly. Herrera re-asserted himself at the top of the list in Monday night's game when he blasted this two-run shot against the Nats for his first dinger of the season:
That slo-mo is just breathtaking, isn't it? Especially this still frame of Herrera's bat just floating in the air, while he's out of frame and the crowd in the stands gasps in awe of his prodigious power:
Here's to more dingers and dramatic flips from Harper, Herrera and the powerful Phillies for years to come.