When you think of a home run, you probably picture a towering blast that scrapes the sky, a frozen-rope line drive, or maybe a ball that barely clears the wall. But a ground ball? That's almost certainly not on your list.

Kansas City Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. defied all baseball logic on Saturday by hitting a home run on a grounder. Thanks to modern Statcast data, we know that Witt's historic swing produced a launch angle of negative-six degrees—meaning the ball actually traveled downward immediately after contact. By every conventional measurement, that should be impossible to turn into a home run.

Yet there was Witt, sliding into home plate with an inside-the-park home run, officially ruled a homer with no errors charged to the defense. The play unfolded when Detroit Tigers right fielder Kerry Carpenter misjudged the ball, stumbling as it bounced past him. While it wasn't scored as an error, it was clearly a costly mistake—especially against one of the fastest players in baseball. The moment Witt saw the ball skip away, he turned on the jets and never looked back.

It's safe to say we won't see another home run hit at a negative launch angle all season. And that's exactly what makes baseball so special—you truly never know what you're going to see, including a ground ball that somehow becomes a home run.