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Andrew Joseph

A fan’s video showed just how high Joey Meneses’ epic bat flip went at the World Baseball Classic

Joey Meneses Baseball

PHOENIX — The Joey Meneses story keeps getting better, and he’s deservedly enjoying that journey.

Meneses made his big-league debut last season after spending 10 seasons in the minors. He didn’t even reach Triple-A until he was seven years into his minor-league career. But his strong showing with the Nationals in 2022 was enough to earn him a spot on Mexico’s World Baseball Classic squad, and on Sunday, he showed exactly why he belonged on this stage.

Meneses put Mexico on the board with a first-inning, two-run home run against Team USA. And then he blew the game open with a three-run homer in the fourth inning.

But keep an eye on the bat flip. I mean, Meneses straight-up threw that thing to the moon.

And here’s a shot from the stands. That bat had some SERIOUS hang time.

He waited 10 years for a moment like that, and fans absolutely loved it.

This was how Twitter reacted

He was hearing MVP chants at Chase Field by the sixth inning.

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