Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto hit two home runs against Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Taylor Jungmann on Tuesday night, but the ways he circled the bases couldn’t have been more different.
In the bottom of the second inning, Realmuto earned himself a home run trot with a blast over the left field wall. That long ball tied the game at 2-2.
Realmuto’s next trip around the bases was not as relaxing.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, he crushed the ball to straightaway center. It just missed getting out of the park and caromed off the wall. Brewers center fielder Domingo Santana gave a good effort on the play, but once the ball hit the wall and rolled into the grass, there wasn’t much of a chance to stop Realmuto from scoring.
Two home runs, two totally different methods.
Oddly enough, the ball Realmuto hit on the inside-the-park home run went farther than the one he lashed over the left field wall, according to ESPN Stats & Info:
It doesn’t matter how far the ball goes, though—a home run is a home run.
By hitting both a traditional homer and an inside-the-parker, Realmuto joined some exclusive company, per Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald:
The feat is even rarer for catchers, according to ESPN Stats & Info:
Realmuto now has nine homers on the season.
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