Step aside, the world’s greatest bat flip has been unearthed

We here at The Stew love to celebrate the bat flip. When it comes to flipping bats, we’ll consider all options. Bat flip on a walk-off home run? Love it. Bat flip on a single? Still good. Pitcher bat flip? Even better.

Well, step aside, people of the internet, because the greatest bat flip of all time may have been unearthed. First, let’s set the stage. With his team down by one run in the top of the ninth inning, Jae-Gyun Hwang stepped to the plate with a chance to knot things up. He did not disappoint.

If you are impatient, you can skip to about 47 seconds in order to experience the flip in all its glory.

So, that is something.

Hwang’s reaction is somewhat reminiscent of Carlton Fisk waving the ball fair. Instead of using his hands, though, Hwang opts to use his bat to follow the path of the ball. Once it lands it fair territory, Hwang unleashes one hell of a bat flip.

Overall, the flip was pretty strong. What makes this exceptional was the buildup. Hwang’s reaction to whether the ball would go fair, combined with the movements of the bat take this one to another level. We love it.

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The homer, while excellent and heroic, wound up being all for nothing. The NC Dinos would come away with the 3-2 walk-off victory in the bottom of the inning.

We here at The Stew are going to file a formal protest to the Korean Baseball Organization about the result of this game. A bat flip of that magnitude should always count for at least one extra run.

Just try and argue with that rock-solid reasoning, KBO.

(BLS H/N: Cut 4)

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