Lots of fun stuff on Major League Baseball social media to start the weekend. The Texas Rangers’ Joey Gallo hit a monstrous home run. Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Ketel Marte completely lost a fly ball … and then followed it up with a great catch on the very next batter. There’s also some not-so-fun stuff with the White Sox’s Tim Anderson getting suspended and players speaking out against it.
You don’t often see home runs this long hit right down the right-field line. But you don’t often see players like Joey Gallo, either.
Joey Gallo hit this one 442 feet out 🚀
(via @FOXSportsSW) pic.twitter.com/6qsJoLe4O0
— SI MLB (@si_mlb) April 20, 2019
wow the @statcast numbers on this are INSANE pic.twitter.com/xKpr3kNEAg
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 20, 2019
Ketel Marte is a converted shortstop playing center field, and it was VERY windy at Wrigley Field on Friday, so he can be somewhat excused for the first one. But how did he track the second one so well then?
The Windy City was unfair to Ketel Marte. pic.twitter.com/4nMQ5RVPge
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 19, 2019
Fool me once… pic.twitter.com/E4Y7AETSse
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 19, 2019
Major League Baseball’s suspension for Tim Anderson came after he flipped his bat and used inappropriate language when he was later hit by a pitch. Then Major League Baseball’s Twitter account tweeted out support? Strange
Keep doing your thing, @TimAnderson7. 👏 #LetTheKidsPlay pic.twitter.com/9irMSsyFZ2
— MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2019
I stand with @TimAnderson7 on this. Please read! pic.twitter.com/2EBE4woErp
— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) April 19, 2019
Francisco Lindor returns for the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, and he’s ready to bring his fun style of play back to the big leagues.
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Yo Cleveland Im good to go 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 #TribeTime #DontTakeAnything4Granted
