Nico Hoerner With His Third Home Run of the Year

Nico Hoerner is not known for his power, but he did hit 19 homers between the last two seasons, and he can pull one out of the park if he really gets into it.

He really got into this one:

Just snuck it out (97.9 mph off the bat), and gave the Cubs an early lead. Which feels like a threat.

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