Atlanta Braves fans can thank Jorge Soler for becoming the first player to lead off the World Series with a home run, giving his team a 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros. The rest of us will be fawning over what his teammate, Ozzie Albies, did two batters later.
After beating out a single tapped back to the mound, the Braves’ infielder promptly stole second base and won free tacos from Taco Bell for everyone.
The long-running promotion offers a Doritos Locos Taco if a player steals a base in the World Series. Albies completed the task as quickly as he could, providing a free bite at any Taco Bell location in America on November 4.
Taco bout a fire start.
(MLB x @tacobell) pic.twitter.com/ocUIq0wDZA
— MLB (@MLB) October 27, 2021
Breaking news! @ozzie just stole a base. This new Taco Hero won America a FREE @Doritos® Locos Tacos! Get yours on Nov. 4 online, in-store or with the app.
— Taco Bell (@tacobell) October 27, 2021
The mad dash for an extra 90 feet put Albies in a truly exclusive group of MLB players to reward their fans with free food during the World Series. Only 11 other pro athletes have the honor of winning a free taco, including Trae Turner, Kevin Durant, Cameron Maybin, Francisco Lindor, Lorenzo Cain and Jacoby Ellsbury.
Mookie Betts has even done it twice!
Taco pic.twitter.com/K2ukVgshFP
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) October 27, 2021
FREE TACOS FOR THE WORLD.
— Maria Martin (@Ria_Martin) October 27, 2021
When you win the entire country free tacos pic.twitter.com/ZBNxoSW4U8
— Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) October 27, 2021
The start of this World Series began with a home run and a taco. Man, I love baseball.
— Jessica Kleinschmidt (@KleinschmidtJD) October 27, 2021
FREE TACO BABY
— Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) October 27, 2021
Go ahead and plan your day around free tacos on November 4 now and don’t let Albies hard work go to waste.
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