Watch Mike Napoli hit a home run and steal home in the same game

If you were making a shortlist of players you would expect to both hit a home run and steal home in a single game, your list would probably begin and end with Mike Trout. After all, not only do you need the power to blast the ball out of the park, you also need to have enough speed to beat the throw to home. 

On Sunday, an unexpected contender entered the fore when the great bearded one, Mike Napoli, pulled this off. 

In the top of the 3rd, after Jonathan Herrera was caught in a rundown between first and second, Napoli (with all of 28 career steals entering action) saw his moment of opportunity. Blazing down the line, Napoli somehow managed to slide underneath the tag:

Two innings later, just to make sure there was no confusion as to who was wearing Napoli's uniform, the first baseman smashed the 177th home run of his career. 

Mike Napoli is the first Red Sox to have a steal of home and a home run in same game since Rico Petrocelli in 1967.

- Richard Justice (@richardjustice) June 22, 2014

So just how did Napoli find the strength, speed and heart needed for both? 

Mike Napoli was wearing his American flag tank in the clubhouse this morning. USMNT team speaker here today to give Sox some motivation.

- Jason Mastrodonato (@JMastrodonato) June 22, 2014