Now this is one way to celebrate a game-changing catch!
On Monday, the World Baseball Classic semifinal was well underway between Mexico and Japan. Mexico held a 3-0 lead after Luis Urías hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning, but Japan was still getting chances.
In the bottom of the fifth, Kazuma Okamoto skied a deep ball out to left field that looked to be a sure-fire home run to crack things open for Japan. Randy Arozarena had other ideas, however, as he jumped up to snag the ball before it could land on the other side of the fence.
Arozarena’s celebration of the game-changing moment? A stone-cold reaction befitting anything but robbing a home run at the World Baseball Classic.
RANDY ROBS IT!!! MY GOODNESS 🤯😳
📺: WBC on FS1 pic.twitter.com/qmtqs6NVfE
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 21, 2023
And here’s another angle of that catch, just for fun.
Can we please just watch this guy play baseball every day please my word pic.twitter.com/vSiWi1H6E2
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) March 21, 2023
Even more hilarious was Arozarena during Mexico’s pitching change right after, as the outfielder was signing autographs mere moments after his incredible catch.
Randy Arozarena is signing autographs during the game pic.twitter.com/PHGoVA4ct7
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) March 21, 2023
As expected, Arozarena’s stone-cold reaction became an instant meme on Twitter.
Arozarena has *it* pic.twitter.com/jj6aVs0muj
— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) March 21, 2023
Randy Arozarena after pulling off one of the best catches you’ll ever see pic.twitter.com/JXRpo0jF1N
— Hector Diaz (@iamHectorDiaz) March 21, 2023
Randy Arozarena is me after getting the bonus points in the upper section of Yahtzee on the last roll, crushing my wife for the third straight time.#WBC2023 #WBCBaseball pic.twitter.com/6YlW785T4L
— Ben Cary (@Ben_Cary_) March 21, 2023
BREAKING: Randy Arozarena has stopped Jason Derulo from going up the stairs at the Met Gala pic.twitter.com/kOIN0Exn0j
— Jesse Spector (@jessespector) March 21, 2023
— Durham Bulls 🏆🏆 (@DurhamBulls) March 21, 2023
Batter: That’s a homer
Randy Arozarena: pic.twitter.com/lWF9r3q1LH
— Pizza Dad (@Pizza__Dad) March 21, 2023