The baseball world had a minor tizzy Friday night after Evan Gattis smacked a very high fastball for a very long walk-off homer to lift the Astros over the Rays. Here it is.
Look how high that was! How can he hit a ball that high? Is Gattis human?
Well, yes, Gattis is human. He's just a human for whom no pitch is too high to be crushed.
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Evan Gattis' walk-off HR came on a fastball 4.2 feet above the ground, the highest pitch anyone has hit out this yr. pic.twitter.com/6U9R16YxPS
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 27, 2016
It's certainly impressive, but it's nothing new for Gattis, whose legend grew in part because of such Paul Bunyan-esque feats during his first season with the Braves in 2013.
Here he is then turning around some 96-mph high cheese from Stephen Strasburg.
He hurt Tyler Clippard's feelings, too. Note the catcher holding out his glove after Gattis makes contact, as if to say, "What just happened? That pitch was all the way up here!"
There's also the time he victimized poor, exasperated Cole Hamels for the longest homer of 2013 (486 feet). This pitch isn't as high as the others, but Gattis doesn't care. A lot high, a little high, he doesn't care.
Then there's this one off the Indians' Trevor Bauer last season, earning a "wow" from Bauer and then a reference to "Evan Gattis' kill zone" (which just sounds cool). This one might be the most impressive of all.
Yes, the Gattis Kill Zone is well-established. Tip: Avoid the Gattis Kill Zone.
