Red Sox's Mookie Betts Ties An MLB Home Run Record; Internet's Jaw Drops

We don’t know if you heard, but Mookie Betts is really good at baseball.

The 23-year-old Boston Red Sox outfielder just hit his fifth home run in his last seven at-bats. It was his second of the day after hitting three Tuesday in a Red Sox win over the Baltimore Orioles.

He’s making a bit of history in the process.

Betts has tied major-league record for most HRs (5) in a two-game span. Last to do it: Josh Reddick in 2013, according to @EliasSports.

— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) June 1, 2016

Betts became the first Red Sox ever to hit homers in the first two innings of a game on Tuesday. He's now the first to do it twice.

— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) June 1, 2016

The Internet collectively lost its mind for a few moments after it happened. Here’s some of the best reactions from Twitter.

5 in 7. Sure.

— OverTheMonster (@OverTheMonster) June 1, 2016

This is getting stupid.

— Tony Massarotti (@TonyMassarotti) June 1, 2016

This cannot be real life. #YaBettsBelieve #RedSox

— Katie Kramer (@k_kramer08) June 1, 2016

Mookie Betts makes fire look cold #RedSox

— Matt Bain (@mjbain2) June 1, 2016

Mookie "Home Run" Betts

— The man with the #'s (@ArturoGalletti) June 1, 2016

Been doing this a while. Ain’t seen nothing like this. 5 HRs in 7 ABs. Holy cats.

— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) June 1, 2016

Stop pitching to Mookie Betts #Orioles

— Adam McGinnis (@adammcginnis) June 1, 2016

when you can’t stop giving up home runs to mookie pic.twitter.com/REQre0T4es

— Joon Lee (@iamjoonlee) June 1, 2016

Mookooperstown Betts

— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) June 1, 2016

Have they started working on Mookie's plaque for Cooperstown yet?

— Scott Kaplan (@WxManScott) June 1, 2016

Mookie Betts got us like…#RedSox pic.twitter.com/QhHzQFrPJ3

— Emerson Lotzia, Jr. (@EmersonLotzia) June 1, 2016

I'm posting another Superman GIF and you can't stop me. #mookiebetts #redsox pic.twitter.com/i9kt2yxPjy

— Adam Pellerin (@adampellerin) June 1, 2016

Mookie Betts right now … pic.twitter.com/jKfBvv2INk

— Raul Martinez (@RaulSports) June 1, 2016

MOOKIE. BETTS. WON’T. STOP. ??????????

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 1, 2016

Hey, this guy's pretty good. We better throw at his head.
/guy hits home run
Welp, that didn't pan out.

— Zachary D. Rymer (@zachrymer) June 1, 2016

Trying to comprehend how many home runs @MookieBetts is hitting like… pic.twitter.com/BgErpAdUmD

— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) June 1, 2016

THROW AT MOOKIE, PAY THE MOOKIE TAX #HomeRunsAllDay https://t.co/UdfhJtX1dE

— Red (@SurvivingGrady) June 1, 2016

Thumbnail photo via Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports Images

Red Sox’s Mookie Betts Ties An MLB Home Run Record; Internet’s Jaw Drops

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