The World Baseball Classic has the occasional crazy celebration, but perhaps none wilder so far than the Puerto Rican crowd after Francisco Lindor's inside-the-park homer.
Puerto Rico's Francisco Lindor second from right, celebrates with teammates after he scored on a fielding error by Dominican Republic center fielder Julio Rodriguez during the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Miami.
Puerto Rico's Lindor roped a single up the middle, but the ball was misplayed by center fielder Julio Rodriguez. As the ball rolled all the way to the wall, Lindor kicked into a much higher gear and sprinted all the way home.shortstop slid into home plate to score the run and launched his helmet into oblivion while mobbed by his teammates as if it were a walk-off homer.Lindor rounded the bases in an elite 15.70 – he also added an RBI single earlier in the game.
The loser of the Pool D matchup heads home while the team that emerges victorious will remain in Miami for the semifinals against Mexico, the winner of Pool C. Venezuela already won Group D, so they await the Group C runner-up, which will be either USA, Canada or Colombia. USA clinches the spot with a win over Colombia on Wednesday night, while tiebreakers would come into play with a loss.
Francisco Lindor #12 of Team Puerto Rico singles in a run in the third inning against Team Dominican Republic during their World Baseball Classic Pool D game at loanDepot park on March 15, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
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