It’s every ballplayers dream: To step to the plate with the bases loaded, and turn a three-run deficit into a one-run lead with a single swing.
That dream usually doesn’t end with a broken windshield, but it did for Brandon Thomas.
Thomas, a 25-year-old outfielder with the Frontier League’s Gateway Grizzlies, smacked grand slam to left field to give his team a 4-3 lead during Sunday’s game with the Joliet Slammers.
But Thomas struck the ball so well, that it traveled over the fence and into the parking lot — right on to the windshield of a waiting truck. His truck.
The before and after from last night lol still can't believe this really happened pic.twitter.com/nlBK1tfFpo
— Brandon Thomas (@brandonthomas6) August 22, 2016
On the bright side, the Grizzlies (who play just outside of St. Louis in Sauget, Illinois) won the game 17-6. As for Thomas, he isn’t too upset about his busted windshield.
Definitely worth it!! https://t.co/SDpC5CcX2m
— Brandon Thomas (@brandonthomas6) August 22, 2016
Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.
