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Rangers' Josh Jung Had Tremendously High Bat Flip After Walk-Off Home Run vs. Yankees

The Yankees intentionally walked Wyatt Langford before Jung stepped up to bat. He took it personally.

Blake Silverman

Josh Jung flipped his bat to the moon after this walk-off homer
Josh Jung flipped his bat to the moon after this walk-off homer / Screengrab via Rangers Sports Network
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Josh Jung's bat may have seen more hang time than his home-run ball that sailed over the fence at Globe Life Field to walk off against the New York Yankees.

As the Texas Rangers' designated hitter stepped up to the plate in the tenth inning with the winning run in scoring position, he left no doubt and called game. Facing a 1–1 count with two outs, he striped a 95-mph sinker inside the zone well out over the left-field fence for a three-run shot that gave the Rangers a thrilling 8–5 win over the Yankees.

He watched the ball fly out of the park and immediately turned to his dugout before tossing his bat so high in the air that his Rangers teammates waited to run out and celebrate so they could avoid the flying projectile. Check out the epic bat flip:

What's amazing is the Yankees decided to intentionally walk Rangers center fielder Wyatt Langford before Jung stepped to the plate, making their preference known. Jung certainly took exception to that choice. New York's decision was fair in the moment, but the outcome made putting Langford on quite ironic.

The walk-off blast advanced the Rangers to 59–55 and handed the Yankees their fourth loss in a row. In 85 appearances this season, Jung has a .698 OPS with 11 homers and 43 RBIs. And one amazing bat flip to boot.

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Blake Silverman
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Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports. A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.

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