Backflipping Minor Leaguer is at it again after title win!

Last Friday, D-backs prospect Alfred Morillo celebrated Double-A Amarillo punching its ticket to the 2026 Texas League Finals in epic fashion. 

But what would the 24-year-old right-hander have up his sleeve if he were on the mound with a championship on the line? Turns out it was the exact same thing.

After pumping a 97 mph heater past Ryan Campos (Cardinals) to secure the third Sod Poodles title since 2019, Morillo exuberantly celebrated and once again ripped off a picture-perfect backflip, sticking the landing. From there, the party was on at the mound to celebrate Amarillo's 6-4 victory over Springfield at Route 66 Stadium on Wednesday night.

The clip of the initial backflip went viral on social media and gained the attention of many across the organization, including D-backs manager Torey Lovullo.

"Woo!" Lovullo said as he watched the video on Sunday. "That's pretty impressive. Yeah, that's hard to do." ​

Although understandably proud of Amarillo's playoff run, he was also wary of one of his pitchers celebrating in a fashion similar to Morillo.

"First of all, I'd freak the [heck] out and tell him, 'Don't ever do that again,'" Lovullo said. 

Message ... not exactly received.

For years, left-hander Jefry Yan was Minor League Baseball’s preeminent celebration artist. He gained notoriety for his emphatic punctuation of strikeouts, which he finally brought to The Show this season with the Mets.

But Morillo's acrobatics have been next level, the kind that immediately brings to mind some words to the wise: Don't try this at home, kids.