Colts fans will love video of Darius Leonard hitting absolute bombs

The Colts’ hometown minor-league club, the Indianapolis Indians, returned to the city this week after a far-too-long hiatus that totaled well over a full year and a half.

Though we’re all excited for the return of minor-league baseball, a full season of canceled games will leave any team in a fairly deep hole.

Maybe the Indians could use an attendance boost? An attendance boost in the form of another team’s local hero who, it turns out, can also sock dingers?

Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, who lives to prove his critics wrong, took to social media this week to show all the haters that he can also smack the left-field bleachers with flying rockets.

Is there a more satisfying sound in the world than a baseball clattering against a metallic seat in an empty stadium after being smashed by an All-Pro? If so, we haven’t heard it.

Colts defensive star Darius Leonard destroyed multiple home run balls.

From the “worst draft pick ever” to someone who looks like the NFL’s best linebacker and a multi-sport athlete, huh? Hurts to be so wrong.

Playing pro baseball does have plenty of upside for Leonard. For example, it would double his chances every year of securing a ring — which helps, considering he keeps accidentally tossing them to fans.

Of course, this baseball is unlikely to be the only out-of-place thing Leonard punishes this year.

The Colts’ offseason has been full of twists and turns, but it made more sense to trust Chris Ballard’s course of action than to doubt him, and the team’s recent move for Eric Fisher and late-round draft steals seem to indicate they’re set up for success.

So set up for success, in fact, that Leonard feels comfortable showcasing his skills in an entirely different arena. Stay loose, kid. This is exactly the type of energy we need entering a fairly important season for the program.

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