There are few sounds in sports as satisfying as the *thwack* of a bat connecting with a pitch for a sure-fire home run.

On Monday night, Dodgers fans were treated to just that, and no one was more sure of the dinger than third base coach Dino Ebel, who, in a delightful turn of events, was mic’d up and interviewing with the broadcast booth.

In the top of the second inning, Dodgers slugger Teoscar Hernandez swung on a ball that hung right on the plate. As soon as the *thwack* sounded, Ebel made the call.

“That ball’s gone,” Ebel said. Indeed it was, and the Dodgers tied the game 1–1.

In just a few days, the home runs will start counting for real. But lucky for us, home runs during spring training sound just as good to the ears.