Vaughn Grissom, have yourself a night!
On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves were facing off against the Boston Red Sox with their No. 1 prospect Grissom in tow for his first ever MLB start. Thanks to a rash of injuries, the Braves called up Grissom to help out in the infield as the team looks to get healthy amid the NL East race.
And Grissom more than helped the Braves out on just the third at bat of his career. At the top of the seventh with one on and one out, Grissom absolutely smoked a ball out of Fenway for his first ever home run on his first ever MLB hit!
Seriously, this home run is an absolute all-timer.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, @GrissomVaughn!#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/p2IH7IEQ78
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 11, 2022
My god. The swing! The bat flip! It’s just so perfect. It’s going to be hard to top that home run for the rest of Grissom’s career, honestly.
And still, the best part of Grissom’s incredible home run was his Braves’ teammates’ reactions to it. After the home run landed somewhere outside of Fenway, Grissom and his teammates gathered around an iPad to watch the highlight of the spectacular moment.
Wholesome content.
The @Braves dugout gathering around the iPad to watch @GrissomVaughn's first career home run. pic.twitter.com/fH2I680Q4D
— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) August 11, 2022
That’s as wholesome of a moment as it gets, right there!
Here's how MLB fans reacted to the adorable dugout gathering
Get yourselves temmates like these! https://t.co/K4bSE3fbV7
— Pratama Bayuartha (@pbayuart) August 11, 2022
When your teammates enjoy the replay of your 1st MLB HR as much as you do. @Braves https://t.co/JfNXY5opRr
— Jerome Jurenovich (@JeromeOnSports) August 11, 2022
— Chris Schnyder (@mandoteer) August 11, 2022
And the baseball world overall was completely stunned by Vaughn Grissom's epic home run!
FIRST DADDY HACK FOR VAUGHN GRISSOM WITH THE BAT FLIP TO TOP IT OFF pic.twitter.com/MOpwNQZOIa
— SportsTalkATL Jake (@cantguardjake) August 11, 2022
retire vaughn grissom’s number for this first career at-bat alone https://t.co/j6GAIGfdUm
— Harry Lyles Jr. (@harrylylesjr) August 11, 2022
BAT FLIP https://t.co/cv9SWEhV9A
— Taylor Bryan (@tabryan) August 11, 2022
Holy hell https://t.co/l2kLjE83N1
— Reen (@Thwhoneybadger) August 11, 2022
Vaughn Grissom just homered over the Green Monster in his MLB debut. You cannot write a story better than that for your first career hit (and homer).
— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) August 11, 2022
VAUGHN GRISSOM OVER THE MONSTER
— Dayton from Nebraska (@BravesAmerica) August 11, 2022
VAUGHN GRISSOM HITS ONE OUT OF FENWAY IN HIS DEBUT WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING
— Austin Riley’s Rakes™️ (@RileysRakes) August 11, 2022
Vaughn Grissom just hit the greatest first MLB home run you can hit pic.twitter.com/s2nKXTcah3
— Wes Blankenship (@Wes_nship) August 11, 2022
VAUGHN GRISSOM IS HERE
— SportsTalkATL Jake (@cantguardjake) August 11, 2022
Welcome to the big leagues Vaughn Grissom!
His first hit with the #Braves is a two-run homer at Fenway Park.
Talk about some goosebumps.
Wow.
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) August 11, 2022
VAUGHN GRISSOM IS A GROWN MAN
— Battery Power (@BatteryPowerSBN) August 11, 2022
Vaughn Grissom just hit a damn ball over the Green Monster in his MLB debut. His first hit. #Braves up 5-1.
— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) August 11, 2022
