Jason Heyward hits a laser to left and the Cubs walk it off vs the Marlins, A Breakdown
What Happened
In an intense extra-inning matchup between the Chicago Cubs and the Miami Marlins, Jason Heyward steps up to the plate in the bottom of the extra frame with the game tied at two. The tension is palpable as Heyward digs in, the count at 0-2. The Marlins' pitcher tries to bust Heyward inside, setting up an off-speed pitch low and away, but Heyward stays alive, fouling off the offering. With the wind blowing out to left field, Heyward is ready. The next pitch is lower than the pitcher intended and Heyward unleashes a laser beam of a line drive that rockets towards the left field wall. The ball sails over the fence and Heyward has delivered a walk-off victory for the Cubs. The fans erupt in celebration, banging their helmets and cheering wildly. Heyward calmly rounds the bases, his teammates eagerly awaiting his arrival at home plate. Relief pitcher Rowan Wick is the first to greet Heyward and the two players embrace as the rest of the Cubs swarm around them. Heyward's teammate, Ian Happ, joyfully showers him with sunflower seeds, while Albert Almora Jr. joins in the raucous celebration. The camera captures the elation on the Cubs' faces and the players' exuberance is palpable. "That was pretty nice," Heyward says with a smile in the postgame interview, basking in the glory of his game-winning heroics. However, the festivities are not over yet. The Cubs' players continue to douse Heyward with Gatorade, determined to give him the full celebratory treatment. Even after the initial shower, they return to drench him again, ensuring that Heyward is soaked from head to toe. The scene is a testament to the team's camaraderie and the joy they share in their hard-fought victory. As Heyward stands, shivering and without his headphones, the Cubs' producers quickly retrieve them, allowing him to complete the interview. The team's enthusiasm and the thrill of the walk-off win have clearly carried over and they are not done celebrating their hero's heroics.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentCubs and Marlins are tied at two in
extra innings for the second night in a
row the Oh two count to Heyward so
they're gonna try and set it up by
busting them inside to set up the low
and away then they come lone away spoils
it stays alive the winds are blowing out
to left be ready misses his spot lower
than he wanted absolute bullet to left
field
walk off calm cool casual done it before
pitchers like I'm at here let's go to
the fans bang in helmets in the crowd
yeah bang my helmet - here we go this
kid celebrates in a fun way
oh oh yeah yes throws the helmet
cavalier about the whole thing let's
go we got sherbert tossing seeds
right away biases in there Alberto comes
late a lot of seed dump in here a lot of
stomp and look at this shot absolute
rocket - laughs that was pretty nice and
then postgame interview the Cubs come at
you multiple times so there's one bucket
he thinks it's over but this happened to
Brian yesterday they keep coming boom
headphones right off enjoy doing the
interview now you're freezing cold and
you got no headphones take that you bum
producers like alright yeah but we still
need to do the interviews to put these
back on he says okay cool they're back
on cub side no we're not done we don't
do just to Gatorade showers we do
multiple Gatorade showers boom congrats
on hitting the walk-off home run