At this point, Jose Lobaton is well known for his sneaky pop. The Washington Nationals’ (backup? starting?) catcher has two career postseason home runs, both in extremely clutch spots. His first, perhaps less well known to Nats fans, was a walk-off home run for the Tampa Bay Rays to win game three of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox, and to extend the series to a fourth game.
The other, which will live on in Nationals lore for a long time, came in Game 2 of the 2016 NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when Lobaton hit a ball into the wind that made its way into the visitors’ bullpen in left-center field, a three-run home run that proved to be the decisive blow of a 5-2 home victory for the Nats.