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An Adorable Dog Melts Several MLB Fans With Near-Perfect Batting Form

Published 11/09/2022, 11:30 AM EST

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The MLB World Series 2022 has come to an end. The Houston Astros maintained their dominance to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies. Therefore, this year’s MLB edition has concluded with the Astros winning the championship. Now, with the human action out of the ballpark, it’s time to turn the attention toward the furry counterparts. 

An athletic blue heeler dog named “Pepper” has turned into an internet sensation. She is highly fond of hitting balls that her shop mates throw at her. Holding a bat in her mouth, she hits the balls afar.

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Pepper has remained a very athletic dog since a very young age. She enjoyed going for walks and playing fetch, but those were never enough for her. While figuring out what she would love most, her human family tried to play baseball with her. Then and there, she immediately took to the sport like a champ. 

How did the MLB community react to Pepper’s batting skills? 

Pepper has her home in Boston, Massachusetts, which has a passionate MLB following. So the people in her family might as well be Boston Red Sox fans. She has got a famous nickname as well, and it’s ‘Big Pupi.’ The name is obviously a tribute to baseball legend, Hall Of Fame inductee, and Red Sox legend, David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz

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Pepper even has an Instagram account that goes by the name, ‘The Real Big Pupi.’ She has over 89K followers on her account. There are a lot of video clips of her outdoor activities, mostly consisting of her playing baseball. 

Pepper’s account manager once shared a reel of her with the quote, “Fast even in slow motion!” 

One person wrote, “This seems worthy of a Guinness World Record!”  While another person wrote, “The dog used to be a baseball player in its other life.” 

Yet another person commented, “I love the little frenzy follow-through. LOL.” 

Another follower wrote, “I can watch this pupi bat all day!” Yet another follower mentioned the MLB World Series by writing, “Please put this Dog in the world series for the opening first pitch!!!”

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Therefore, people can’t help but admire Pepper’s skills. 

A glance at the recently concluded World Series 

Making their second consecutive World Series entry, the Astros won by defeating the Phillies on a 4-2 series margin. While the Astros played through the entire season as strong contenders, the Phillies made a surprise entry. Thus, the Phillies captured the fans’ imagination, but the Astros yet again proved their invincibility.

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Watch This Story – MLB Best Bat Flips 

Coming back to the slugger dog, wouldn’t Pepper be an interesting signing for a  few MLB teams?

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Written by:

Madhurjya Bhuyan

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Madhurjya Bhuyan is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in English Literature from Gauhati University and IGNOU, respectively, and also possesses prior professional experience as a content developer. Being a performance artist since childhood, Madhurjya has always aimed to contribute towards creativity in any possible manner, and writing only boosts that desire.
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Abhishek Kumar