Louisville Bats' Byrd Tenerowicz becomes Twitter meme in his debut – Courier-Journal

Infielder Robbie “Byrd” Tenerowicz was only called up to the Louisville Bats last week, but he wasted no time making a name — or meme — for himself.Entering the Triple-A level Tuesday after a stint with the Chattanooga Lookouts, Tenerowicz debuted with Louisville in the team’s series with the Charlotte Knights and got memed after one slide.In Wednesday’s game against the Knights, Tenerowicz tripled to left field — sending two Louisville runners home — and went airborne while diving to third base.You can watch the highlight here:The picture was met with solid engagement on the Bats’ Twitter account, but went to the next level when the team began photoshopping Tenerowicz’s form onto other images. He went from diving to third in Louisville Slugger Field to diving in an outdoor pool. He was depicted as a skydiver as well, falling out of a plane. And, of course, the team did not miss the chance to show him crowd surfing at a Jack Harlow concert.Watch: Chris Okey, Louisville Bats catcher, finds out he’s MLB-bound, joining RedsHere’s what you should know about the latest high-flying attraction on the Bats:Where is Tenerowicz from?A native Californian, Tenerowicz played collegiate baseball at UC Berkeley. With the Golden Bears, he finished his…
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