Is his swing writing checks that his bat can’t cash? Does he argue with someone in the clubhouse over whether they’re his wingman or he’s theirs? Would he ever play shirtless beach volleyball with some teammates in a montage accompanied by Kenny Loggins?
None of these are important questions about Orioles rookie Gunnar Henderson, but if seeing his name makes you think of Top Gun, maybe you now want to know the answers to, in addition to more baseball-focused things like whether his recent breakout can get him into the Rookie of the Year or even All-Star conversations, and where things will settle back down when this stretch of consecutive games with a home run inevitably ends.