Nico Hoerner Just DESTROYED the Baseball – Yes, Nico Hoerner

I’m watching Nico Hoerner’s first at bat tonight, and I *swear to God* I said to myself, “Man, Nico really does look like he could hit for a lot more power than he does.” Truly and sincerely, I said it to myself.

The next pitch, he did this:

That’s 106.3 mph off the bat and 407 feet of homer right there. That’s a blast for anyone, but for Nico Hoerner, it’s especially impressive, because we haven’t seen a ton of that from him.

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