The story behind the Phillies’ hand gesture after big hits in 2023, explained

Here’s the deal with that juggling motion you see.

If you’re here, you may have noticed the Philadelphia Phillies do something with their hands after big hits in the playoffs, a juggling motion of some sort.

What’s the deal with that? There’s a possible answer, and if we’re being frank with you, it’s a bit NSFW.

That motion appears to be the same one we’ve seen in the baseball movie, Major League 2, in which Pedro Cerrano (played by Dennis Haysbert) does it after breaking out of a slump, indicating a … large pair of something. Like I said, NSFW.

We’ve seen it in other sports like the NBA, and perhaps it originated there. But it now belongs to the Phils this postseason: