Delvin Perez of the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds stepped to the plate in the sixth inning of a game against the Gwinnett Stripers on Thursday. Facing a 1-1 count, he launched one high towards the left field wall, flipped his bat and broke into a home run trot.
Unfortunately for him, he probably should've made sure it went over the wall first.
Perez had rounded third and was headed for home before he realized the ball had, in fact, been safely caught for an out by the left fielder. Take a look:
Trust us on this one, you will never see a better batter reaction to a fly out to left than this right here.
— Gwinnett Stripers (@GoStripers) September 23, 2022
Still a simple F7 in the scorebook. pic.twitter.com/LwWph2AZOb
To be fair to the guy, both play-by-play commentators also thought it was on its way out before it apparently got knocked down by a gust of wind. Still, probably wouldn't have hurt to double check at some point while he was rounding the bases.
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"People who know about this ballpark know that that ball was going out, but obviously the wind knocked it down," Perez said of the blunder, via stlpinchhits.com.
"I’ve batted a lot in this ballpark. From the moment I hit it, I heard the catcher say, 'Oh my God,' and I thought, ‘It’s gone.’”
The ball reportedly left his bat going 107 miles per hour, making it pretty unfortunate that didn't leave the park.
The lesson here? If you're going to flex after a play, make sure you know exactly what it is you're flexing about.
