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Your weekly moment of Baseball Zen: Jhonkensy Noel’s home run

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There are few plays more exciting than the game-tying home run that Jhonkensy Noel hit to tie Game 3 of the ALCS with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. It was a game changing event for the Guardians, and visible in the absolute roller coaster of a chart from this game:

The Noel home run changed the course of the game in Cleveland’s favor Statcast via Baseball Savant

It was a perfect October event in a playoff game that became an instant classic.