Patrick Bailey was a star on Saturday. The San Francisco Giants catcher went 4-for-4 on the day. One of those hits was a home run, which landed in a weird place.
Bailey came up in the first inning. During that at-bat, Giants announcers Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow noted that since it was his bobblehead day, he needed to come through. Krukow joked that he needed at least two hits while Kuiper commented that at least one needed to be a home run. It ended up being a stellar reverse announcer’s jinx.
In the fifth inning, Bailey recorded his third home run of the day, breaking a 3-3 tie with a two-run placed into McCovey Cove. Or, perhaps more aptly put, a two-run blast onto McCovey Cove.
Part 3: Bailey launches a home run.
That’s 3 hits including one that literally left the ballpark, landing in McCovey Cove. pic.twitter.com/pYjgu6y6WP
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 20, 2024
The home run left Oracle Park and cleared the Portwalk, so Bailey got credit for a splash hit. Only, this ball didn’t get wet. It landed directly in a kayak.
talk about a hole-in-one pic.twitter.com/6i0u4PeLMo
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 20, 2024
As popular as home runs into the water are with baseball fans, this homer into a kayak was even more buzzworthy.
That was nuts
— Freddie Smith (@FreddieSmithIII) April 20, 2024
That is truly incredible. What are the odds of that happening?? https://t.co/OQLOOVITAK
— Shoaib Alli (@SNSAlli) April 20, 2024
I used to joke with other kayakers about how cool this would be when I was out there semi-regularly during the weird 2020 season. ⚾️🚫💦🤯 https://t.co/JJPBrRorWs
— Zak Ford – Called Up/Next Up (@zakford) April 21, 2024
So does it count as a Splash hit if it doesn’t actually Splash? https://t.co/SXjEpkL64X
— Candlestick Will (@CandlestickWill) April 20, 2024
baseball!!!!!! https://t.co/bJmknbhx9B
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 20, 2024
[Cut4 on Twitter/X, Photo Credit: Arizona Diamondbacks TV]
