It feels so good to have baseball back!
Thursday officially marked Opening Day and the start of the 2022 MLB season, coming less than a month after the league ended its 99-day lockout. In the first game of the day — Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs — fans were treated to a glorious first home run of the season thanks to Nico Hoerner.
With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning with one man on base, Hoerner smashed a bullet out to left field for a two-run home run, putting the Cubs up 3-1 in a flash. Seriously, look at that ball soar!
⚾️FIRST DINGER OF THE #MLB SEASON⚾️
Nico Hoerner with a two-run Home Run! #Cubs #OpeningDay
— BetFTW (@Bet_ForTheWin) April 7, 2022
Listen to it. The pop of the bat. The roar of the crowd. How can you not love this? And Cubs fans were absolutely loving it too.
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 7, 2022
Here’s to many, many more sublime dingers in the dog days of summer to come!
It feels so good to have baseball back! Thursday officially marked Opening Day and the start of the 2022 MLB season, coming less than a month after the league ended its 99-day lockout. In the first game of the day — Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs — fans were treated to a glorious first home run of the season thanks to Nico Hoerner. With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning with one man on base, Hoerner smashed a bullet out to left field for a two-run home run, putting the Cubs up 3-1 in a flash. Seriously, look at that ball soar! ⚾️FIRST DINGER OF THE #MLB SEASON⚾️ Nico Hoerner with a two-run Home Run! #Cubs #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/xfB8PjQK8J — BetFTW (@Bet_ForTheWin) April 7, 2022 Listen to it. The pop of the bat. The roar of the crowd. How can you not love this? And Cubs fans were absolutely loving it too. pic.twitter.com/g3MtIlaHdz — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 7, 2022 Here’s to many, many more sublime dingers in the dog days of summer to come!