WATCH: Contreras smacks 3-run dinger vs. Padres

Tony Crumpton · Senior Editor · Monday, February 25 2019

One of the keys for the Chicago Cubs in 2019 is to get the bat heated up from young slugger Willson Contreras.

Cubs fans get excited as Contreras smacked a three-run bomb in the fourth inning during Monday's game against the Padres.

Check out the home run in the following video:

The sound @WContreras40's bat makes on this HR >>> pic.twitter.com/PzfKFoD4nm
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) February 26, 2019

Contreras celebrates after the homer:

We've seen some powerful BP displays from Willson Contreras behind the scenes this spring. Now, he has a 3-run homer on his Cactus League stats page. Shot to left in the 4th here vs. Padres. pic.twitter.com/xhSHoRCdpz
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) February 25, 2019