Kyle Tucker goes viral for epic bat flips in Game 1

Houston Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker (30) tosses his bat after hitting a home run during the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Kyle Tucker goes viral for epic bat flips in World Series Game 1

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 10/28/22

Kyle Tucker pulled a Rhys Hoskins and then some in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday.

The Houston Astros slugger Tucker kicked off the Fall Classic with a bang. Tucker opened up the scoring with a solo home run off Philadelphia Phillies starter Aaron Nola in the second inning. After depositing Nola’s 1-1 offering in the right-field seats, Tucker uncorked a bat flip for the ages.

That's a #WorldSeries bat flip for Kyle Tucker! pic.twitter.com/ih9OmKNokj

— Cut4 (@Cut4) October 29, 2022

Here is another angle.

Kyle Tucker HR
Kyle Tucker bat flip #WorldSeries | #LevelUp

(: @MLB) pic.twitter.com/pHmC2KUtv2

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 29, 2022

The All-Star Tucker was not finished by a long shot, however. The very next inning, Tucker got the better of Nola again with another missile to right to make it a 5-0 ballgame. Once again, Tucker sent his bat into orbit after sending the baseball into orbit.

KYLE TUCKER HITS HIS SECOND HOMER IN JUST THREE INNINGS

(via @MLB)pic.twitter.com/g06TRs9JfL

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 29, 2022

It was the Phillies slugger Hoskins who previously had the bat flip of the MLB postseason. But on Friday, it was Tucker’s turn to enter into bat-flip lore (this time on the World Series stage).

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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