“We’re just huge proponents of staying hydrated,” Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman told Orioles media after the game where the team introduced an unexpected new celebration in response to hitting home runs. The player who hits the home run gulps down some water poured through a funnel in the dugout.
It is a familiar sight to anyone who experienced a certain aspect of the stereotypical American college experience, or even just anyone who’s seen movies about this. No one on an official broadcast has wanted to refer to this exactly, and the same is true for players as well.