It feels so good to have baseball back!
Thursday officially marked Opening Day and the start of the 2022 MLB season, coming less than a month after the league ended its 99-day lockout. In the first game of the day — Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs — fans were treated to a glorious first home run of the season thanks to Nico Hoerner.
With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning with one man on base, Hoerner smashed a bullet out to left field for a two-run home run, putting the Cubs up 3-1 in a flash. Seriously, look at that ball soar!
⚾️FIRST DINGER OF THE #MLB SEASON⚾️
Nico Hoerner with a two-run Home Run! #Cubs #OpeningDay
— BetFTW (@Bet_ForTheWin) April 7, 2022
Listen to it. The pop of the bat. The roar of the crowd. How can you not love this? And Cubs fans were absolutely loving it too.
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 7, 2022
Here’s to many, many more sublime dingers in the dog days of summer to come!
