Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott blasted a grand slam on Wednesday night that basically sealed his team's spot in the NLDS.
He doesn't really know what happened next.
After sending Citizens Bank Park into hysterics with his slam, which extended the Phillies lead to 7–0 over the Marlins, Stott spiked his bat into the ground in celebration.
The move invoked memories of teammate Rhys Hoskins’ huge postseason home run against the Braves last year.
Bryson Stott BAT SPIKE 🔥🔥
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) October 5, 2023
ala Rhys Hoskins
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Immediately, fans online drew attention to the similarities between the two moments.
Bat slam Ryhs Hoskins vs Bryson Stott. Who did it better? Both beautiful!! #Phillies #BatSlam #WildCard @Phillies pic.twitter.com/AilMe5qLRM
— Shellback (@Jb2517) October 5, 2023
But after the game, Stott revealed that he wasn't aware of how he had celebrated, as he had blacked out going around the bases.
“I couldn’t really hear anything,” Stott told NBC Sports Philly after the game. “I was yelling at the dugout and I couldn’t even hear my own words. Running around the bases it was kind of a blackout.”
Asked to compare his bat spike to Hoskins’s last year, again, Stott was stumped.
“I didn’t know I did that either until [catcher Garrett] Stubbs told me,” he admitted. “I’ll have to go back and watch it.”
Bryson Stott doesn't remember spiking his bat after the grand salami
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) October 5, 2023
already drunk pic.twitter.com/67CtMC3vtT
Judging by the party taking place in the Phillies locker room after the win, Stott was not the only player who planned on forgetting things on Wednesday night.
WHAT THEY SAID pic.twitter.com/ZCBj6S5tQQ
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) October 5, 2023
With their win over the Marlins, the Phillies now face off against the Braves in a five-game series for a spot in the NLCS. Game 1 is on Saturday.
