Jesse Winker couldn’t have picked a better moment to hit his first home run in the orange and blue than on Wednesday.
The outfielder launched a walk-off solo shot into the left field stands, and in a moment of pure jubilation, stopped before reaching first base, pumped his fist and launched his helmet and elbow guard before enjoying the trip around the bases in the
“That was crazy. I blacked out, 100 percent. I still can’t believe that. That’s unreal,” Winker told SNY’s Steve Gelbs on the field after the homer.Winker had come in as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the ninth with the goal of simply “trying to get on for the boys.”“I’ve got coming up behind me, and then… it went out. I don’t even know,” he said.
The outfielder had come to the Mets in late July before the trade deadline in a deal with the Nationals.He was still riding the high of the game-winning home run when he spoke with Gelbs on the field. “This place is lit. This place is unreal,” Winker said. “I love this s–t. We need everyone, so we appreciate y’all. Happy to be on this side.
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