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Carlos Gomez crushes long home run, tosses bat, dabs at home plate

By Matt Monagan

Throughout its short history, The Dab has steamrolled through pop culture -- beginning with Migos and fully realizing its true potential with Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton (whom Migos dubbed the "Dab Daddy.")
And now, finally, Carlos Gomez is attempting to bring the gift of dab to baseball.
After hitting a long home run in the second inning of the Astros' 12-9 win over the Braves on Monday, Houston's outfielder trotted around the bases, pointed to the sky and gave a quick dab while touching home plate:

Subtle, yet sufficient.
Remember March 28, 2016, fair readers. 'Twas the day MLB's Dab Daddy was born.

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