The Minensota Twins are crediting The Wicker Man himself for third baseman Eduardo Escobar’s recent hot streak.
During a recent trip to Puerto Rico for a series against the Cleveland Indians, Escobar ran into actor Nicolas Cage in San Juan and got a picture with him.
Our guy @escobarmaracay hanging out with Nick Cage here in San Juan… pic.twitter.com/6y9fpfj4e2
— Dustin Morse (@morsecode) April 18, 2018
Coincidentally or not, Escobar has been on an absolute tear at the plate since the photo was taken. On Monday, the Twins implied on Twitter that Cage was the reason behind Escobar’s surge and pointed to his stats since the meeting.
Since @escobarmaracay took a photo with Nicolas Cage in Puerto Rico, Esky is 15-for-43 with 6 doubles, 3 homers, 7 RBI and 7 runs scored. #FogoPower #CageJuice pic.twitter.com/YADryLKEZP
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) May 1, 2018
The Twins even gave Cage a shoutout in their game notes that day, noting that Escobar’s favorite movies of his were “The Rock” and “Face/Off.”
#MNTwins game notes are Nicolas Cage inspired tonight, as is the recent play of Eduardo Escobar. pic.twitter.com/lQCUFNOK49
— Dan Hayes (@DanHayesMLB) May 1, 2018
Escobar kept it going during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday too, picking up a double and a run scored in the 7-4 loss. Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first time that the baseball world has shown love to Cage either.
H/T Cut4
