Diamondbacks’ Seth Beer blasts walk-off on National Beer Day

“Beer Me” has new that means in Arizona after a Diamondbacks rookie delivered a celebratory blast on MLB Opening Day.

In simply his thirteenth profession at-bat, designated hitter Seth Beer hit a three-run homer within the backside of the ninth inning to carry the DBacks to a 4-2 win over San Diego. If that wasn’t sufficient, he did so on… watch for it…Nationwide Beer Day.

Speak about figuring out your function.

“It was a surreal feeling,” Beer stated following the sport. “It’s nonetheless a dream. It’s nonetheless actually exhausting to place into phrases. I simply type of blacked out.”

Definitely not the primary Beer to be related to a black out.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a good time Seth Beer after hit hit a 3 run walk-off dwelling run throughout the ninth inning of a baseball sport towards the San Diego Padres, Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks received 4-2.
(AP Picture/Matt York)

WATCH Beer go yard in entrance of the house followers beneath:

Per Elias Sports Bureau, Beer’s memorable blast was simply the second time in MLB historical past {that a} rookie hit a walk-off dwelling run in his group’s first sport of the season.

The sport winner got here off of Padres reliever Craig Stammen, who had the possibility to skunk the 25-year-old Beer. Nevertheless, Beer as an alternative took benefit of a curveball from Stammen after which celebrated with a visit across the bases.

Arizona Diamondbacks’ Seth Beer (28) rounds the bases after hitting a three-run, walk-off dwelling run throughout the ninth inning of a baseball sport towards the San Diego Padres, Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks received 4-2.
(AP Picture/Matt York)

“I used to be like, ‘I feel I’ve bought to simply take my helmet off and throw it as a result of that’s what these guys did once I was watching as a child.’ So for me it was nearly like dwelling a dream,” Beer added.

A childhood dream comes true. We’ll drink to that.