Yoenis Cespedes walks up to 'Circle of Life,' hits walk-off homer to a guy in a Simba costume
During Monday's game against the Marlins, the
So @ynscspds just walked out to the opening of Circle of Life from The Lion King. My life if complete. #Mets
— Adam Orshan (@aorshan) August 29, 2016
cc: @CespedesBBQ
And then, just a few hours later, Cespedes -- no doubt inspired by the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky -- stepped up with the score tied in the 10th and launched a towering walk-off homer to give New York a 2-1 win. There was much rejoicing: Bats were flipped ...
... crowns were fashioned out of bubble gum buckets:
But Yo doesn't just hit walk-offs -- he bestows gifts. And so, on such a special occasion, Cespedes made sure his souvenir wouldn't be hit in the direction of an ordinary Mets fan. It ended up sailing toward one very particular Mets fan, who just happened to be wearing a Simba costume:
Simba has Cespedes HR ball hit right at him. Can't make this stuff up. Cespedes' walk up song is Lion King theme. pic.twitter.com/wLNwqLDS8I
— Brandon Hanna (@BrandonHanna07) August 30, 2016
Let it never be said that the Baseball Gods lack a sense of irony/musical theater.