Though West Chester native Chas McCormick plays center field for the Houston Astros, he hasn’t forgotten his favorite hometown NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles, writes Michael Shapiro for Chron.

No doubt still riding high from the Astros’ championship win against the Phillies last year, McCormick arguably maintains a steady love and respect for Pennsylvania sports.

On Monday night, he bashed a three-run homer off Rangers’ pitcher Aroldis Chapman, securing a 10-9 victory. His response to the slammer after getting back to the dugout? A few silly dance moves to show his joy.

However, McCormick later supplied that his fun, yet not exactly smooth moves were an homage to former Eagles running back Miles Sanders. After last year’s NFC Championship, Sanders had produced a similar dance when he scored a touchdown.

Postgame McCormick said, “I call it the Miles Sanders just because he was the running back for the Eagles and he did it in the NFC Championship last year against the 49ers and I thought it was sweet. Go Birds!”

Read more about the win in Chron.

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