The Atlanta Braves became the first MLB team to reach 100 wins this season, but even in losing efforts, they’re finding ways to impress.
Now, the Braves are eight home runs away from tying the single-season MLB record for team home runs (307 by the Twins in the juiced-ball 2019 season). And the Braves don’t even need an entire bat to hit home runs now, apparently.
Sean Murphy proved that on Sunday.
During the first game of the Braves’ doubleheader against the Nationals, Murphy made it a one-run game in the ninth with a solo home run to center field that traveled 398 feet. Initially, it seemed like a typical home run. But when the Braves broadcast returned to the replay, that’s when they noticed what Murphy actually did there.
Sean Murphy launched a home run with a broken bat 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ORX4DUuUec
— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) September 24, 2023
He completely snapped his bat on contact and still managed to hit a home run.
In all likelihood, he was already up there with a partially cracked bat, and that contact was enough to snap it in two.
Still, hitting a home run with a broken bat isn’t easy to do at all, and MLB fans were justifiably impressed. It was Murphy’s first home run since Aug. 13.