Brewers fans on social media react to Jake Bauers' 'Matrix' slide
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Jake Bauers' crafty slide Thursday night in the Brewers-Cardinals game was right out of the movies.
Milwaukee Brewers slugger Jake Bauers leads the team in home runs, but he's usually not known for his agility.
However, when he creatively dodged Jose Fermin's tag at a play at third base, that helped set up a pair of runs in the second inning of the Brewers-St. Louis Cardinals game Thursday night, July 9, his ability to avoid being called out had play-by-play announcer Jeff Levering comparing Bauers' slide to the deft moves in the science fiction movie "The Matrix."
JAKE BAUERS WITH A SLIDE OUT OF THE MATRIX pic.twitter.com/NQamtMG1H8
, Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) July 10, 2026
While Bauers' approach was about as graceful as an action in a bar league softball game, it did have a certain now-you-see-him, now-you-don't type of illusion that is often seen in the movie.
Bauers didn't have to elude anybody in slow motion on the bases in his next at-bat. He socked his 17th home run of the season, a three-run shot, to put the Brewers up 6-0 after three innings.
Here's a bit of social media reaction to Bauers' early heroics:
Jake out there like... pic.twitter.com/Hpb4S3c8Ez
, Brian Lukaszewicz (@B_Luke70) July 10, 2026
That’s some trailing in the 7th inning bar league softball heart right there. That’s why we love him.
, Jake (@JebSPN) July 10, 2026
That leg kick mid-slide made it look even more desperate.
, Tiny Detail Clips (@TinyDetailClips) July 10, 2026
What an insane game already for Jake Bauers.
First the crazy slide and now the 3-run 💣! pic.twitter.com/8owTYG222q
, SleeperBrewers (@SleeperBrewers) July 10, 2026
Jake Bauers be like: pic.twitter.com/ST1y1XqZJW
, Marques Eversoll (@MarquesEversoll) July 10, 2026
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers fans on social media react to Jake Bauers' 'Matrix' slide