Eric Hosmer homered so hard he tattooed his bat with the ball

Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer was named All-Star Game MVP after homering, singling and driving in two runs in the American League's 4-2 win over the National League on Tuesday night.

How hard did Hosmer hit that second-inning homer? Hard enough to tattoo his bat with the ink from the baseball:

When you literally tattoo a baseball, it goes to the @baseballhall. (via MLB Fans) https://t.co/cBMHXUcnHf pic.twitter.com/Asq0QmiMYT
— MLB (@MLB) July 13, 2016

Hosmer's bat headed to the Hall of Fame after the All-Star Game. Luckily, he was able to exchange it for this one: