Chicago outfielder Joc Pederson drilled a solo shot over the right field wall on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field, which not only marked his first home run with the Cubs but also tied the game up 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning.
By the time he got around the bases and back to the dugout, his teammates had a gift waiting for him to celebrate the occasion — though, it’s not the type of gift one would expect to receive in the middle of a Major League Baseball game.
The Cubs gave Pederson a waffle iron.