Daniel Murphy hit a home run so hard that he branded his name into the ball
Murphy hit homer so hard his name gets branded in it
Before the Mets' 3-1 NLDS Game 1 victory over the Dodgers on Friday night, Lucas Duda showed off some sign-breaking power with a BP home run. But during the actual game, in the fourth inning specifically, Daniel Murphy may have one-upped his teammate -- hitting a home run very, very hard:
Like, ouch, if baseballs could scream, that baseball would be screaming really loud:
You know how we know? This is how we know:
That's going to leave a mark! Murphy's HR ball literally has his name on it. #Beast #LGM #Mets pic.twitter.com/u2Vl4LKjgb
— New York Mets (@Mets) October 10, 2015
Yep, that is "Daniel" from Daniel Murphy's bat branded into the baseball. Statcast estimated the exit velocity at 105 mph. The amount of Murphys per hour unfortunately could not be measured.
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