We don’t know if you heard, but Mookie Betts is really good at baseball.
The 23-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder just hit his fifth home run in his last seven at-bats. It was his second of the day after hitting three Tuesday in a Red Sox win over the Baltimore Orioles.
He’s making a bit of history in the process.
Betts has tied major-league record for most HRs (5) in a two-game span. Last to do it: Josh Reddick in 2013, according to @EliasSports.
— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) June 1, 2016
Betts became the first Red Sox ever to hit homers in the first two innings of a game on Tuesday. He's now the first to do it twice.
— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) June 1, 2016
The Internet collectively lost its mind for a few moments after it happened. Here’s some of the best reactions from Twitter.
5 in 7. Sure.
— OverTheMonster (@OverTheMonster) June 1, 2016
This is getting stupid.
— Tony Massarotti (@TonyMassarotti) June 1, 2016
This cannot be real life. #YaBettsBelieve #RedSox
— Katie Robertson (@k_kramer08) June 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/mjbain2/status/738156382151532546
Mookie "Home Run" Betts
— Cruel Angel PHD🇵🇷 (@AmericanNumbers) June 1, 2016
Been doing this a while. Ain’t seen nothing like this. 5 HRs in 7 ABs. Holy cats.
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) June 1, 2016
Stop pitching to Mookie Betts #Orioles
— Adam McGinnis (@adammcginnis) June 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/iamjoonlee/status/738156558798884864
Mookooperstown Betts
— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) June 1, 2016
Have they started working on Mookie's plaque for Cooperstown yet?
— Scott Kaplan (@WxManScott) June 1, 2016
Mookie Betts got us like…#RedSox pic.twitter.com/QhHzQFrPJ3
— Emerson Lotzia, Jr. (@EmersonLotzia) June 1, 2016
I'm posting another Superman GIF and you can't stop me. #mookiebetts #redsox pic.twitter.com/i9kt2yxPjy
— Adam Pellerin (@adampellerin) June 1, 2016
Mookie Betts right now … pic.twitter.com/jKfBvv2INk
— Raul Martinez (@RaulNBCBoston) June 1, 2016
MOOKIE. BETTS. WON’T. STOP. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 1, 2016
Hey, this guy's pretty good. We better throw at his head.
/guy hits home run
Welp, that didn't pan out.— Zachary D. Rymer (@zachrymer) June 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/OnlyInBOS/status/738156989751009284
THROW AT MOOKIE, PAY THE MOOKIE TAX #HomeRunsAllDay https://t.co/UdfhJtX1dE
— Red (@SurvivingGrady) June 1, 2016
Thumbnail photo via Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports Images
