Madison Bumgarner became the first pitcher to homer twice in a season opener
Until
In the Giants' season opener, Bumgarner added to the tally. First, he took D-backs starter
Then in his very next at-bat, Bumgarner promptly did it again, crushing another homer, this time off reliever
He even deigned to break his game face by cracking a smile in the dugout with his teammates.
Bumgarner was the first pitcher with a multi-homer game since
Statcast found another impressive fact about Bumgarner's homers as well: his 112-mph exit velocity on both made his shots the hardest-hit homers by a pitcher in the Statcast era. Naturally, the top four pitcher homers on that list are all off the bat of Bumgarner.
Make it the top 4 ...
— #Statcast (@statcast) April 2, 2017
Bumgarner's 2nd homer of the day leaves the bat at 112.1 mph. #Statcast https://t.co/tIcANTouuH
This wasn't even the first time that Bumgarner sent one over the wall against Greinke, a former Cy Young Award winner, as he also homered off Greinke on Sept. 23, 2014, back in the latter's Dodger days.
It's Bumgarner's world, and we're just living in it.