The Los Angeles Dodgers needed a tone setter on offense in Game 3 of the World Series . Teoscar Hernandez handed them that against the Toronto Blue Jays — featuring a crazy bat flip after the home run.

Hernandez faced a 2-2 (two balls and two strikes) count against former Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer. The right-handed hitter, however, got fans rising out of their feet on the fifth pitch. Hernandez then turned to his dugout and epically flipped the bat that direction. Expand Tweet

Chavez Ravine exploded in euphoria as Hernandez took his laps around each base. The solo blast traveled 412 feet towards left field and placed L.A. up 1-0 early on. Hernandez smacked the HR off an 86 mph slider from Toronto's Game 3 starter Scherzer.

Surprisingly, the HR is now Hernandez's first officia

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