VIDEO: Nicholas Castellanos Destroys 2nd Homer of Game for Cubs and Adds Wild Bat Spike
By Adam Weinrib
Nicholas Castellanos hit the decade mark earlier in Friday's pre-Labor Day game, notching his 10th blast in just a month with the Cubbies. Well, allow us to present to you home run number 11, replete with an exercise in letting the kids play.
Another @Cubs post. Another Castellanos dinger. ? pic.twitter.com/g6jtMP7Dy8
— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2019
Here's the vicious bat spike:
Bat slam?
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 30, 2019
Bat spike?
Bat thwomp?
Nicholas Castellanos redefines the game every day. pic.twitter.com/BVqLPcV8vD
Castellanos' trip around the bases was endlessly joyful, and he got off on the right foot by drilling the baseball into the stratosphere, doing a full spin, then launching his bat at the dirt.
By the time he hit first base, Castellanos was egging the Wrigley Crowd on like he was performing for a bunch of hungry Romans (and lions) at the Coliseum. Yeah, this was a natural fit in Chicago.