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VIDEO: Indians Outfield Collision Gifts Inside the Park Homer to Kevin Kiermaier

By Scott Rogust

Kevin Kiermaier was gifted a home run, thanks to a collision in the Cleveland Indians outfield.
Kevin Kiermaier was gifted a home run, thanks to a collision in the Cleveland Indians outfield. /

A good ol' MLB home run usually requires some power. In Kevin Kiermaier's case, it requires a lot less brawn and a lot more luck. During Thursday's game between the Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays, Kiermaier hit a liner to left-center field. Indians outfielders Leonys Martin and Oscar Mercado both dove for the ball and ended up in a nasty collision, allowing Kiermaier to notch a three-run, inside the park homer.

Martin and Mercado were in serious pain as a result of their crash, but thankfully were both able to get up and continue playing. Kiermaier may have had to hustle like mad, but he won't be complaining about the result.