WATCH: Contreras smacks 3-run dinger vs. Padres

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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

CubsHQ Twitter was excited about the dinger:

Willson Contreras drills a 3-run bomb vs. Padres #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/6TWuXt06XE

— CubsHQ (@ChicagoCubsHQ) February 25, 2019

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