1. Maikel Franco hit a game-winning three-run home run for the Phillies Thursday night. That meant it was time to bat flip and Franco did not disappoint. His bat flip was so intense, so vicious, so powerful that he knocked off his own helmet.
Franco gave us a little of everything there: Very long staredown of the dinger, mile high bat flip, knocking off his own helmet. An A+ performance all around.
And fortunately for Franco, his manager, Gabe Kapler, is a big fan of bat flips, which he revealed on a recent episode (at the 26-minute mark) of the SI Media Podcast.