David Bote celebrating his grand slam. Aug 12, 2018; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs third baseman David Bote (13) celebrates after hitting game winning grand slam against the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

Sunday was quite the night for endings in the sports world, between Wayne Rooney’s heroics for D.C. United and what David Bote did for the Chicago Cubs. On Sunday Night Baseball, the Cubs were trailing the Washington Nationals 3-0 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and 25-year-old rookie infielder Bote (filling in in a more regular role lately with Kris Bryant hurt) came to the plate. Bote then promptly hit one out of the park to give the Cubs a 4-3 win:

That’s amazing. And also incredibly rare, as Christopher Kamka of NBC Sports Chicago noted:

It’s rare even to see an ultimate grand slam of any sort:

That will definitely be a hit to remember for Bote. It’s remarkable to see the “Bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two out, down by three” grand slam scenario many kids dream of actually come true.

[Matt Clapp on Clippit]

 

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Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.