Player in Japan hits brewery sign with homer, wins year's supply of beer

Former Yankees and Astros player Brandon Laird won a year's supply of beer for hitting a brewery sign with a home run in Japan.

Brandon Laird won a year's supply of beer with this swing. (Pacific League screen grab)

They don't have perks like this in major league baseball.

Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Brandon Laird, formerly of the Yankees and Astros, won a year's supply of beer by hitting a Kirin Brewery sign at the Tokyo Dome with a home run Tuesday.

Here's the video:

It's hard to see the ball hitting the sign in the video, but trust me, it did. They wouldn't give Laird free beer otherwise.

Not only did Laird win beer for a year, he also pockets $10,000 in cash as well.

Brandon Laird gets a year's supply of beer for hitting that sign tonight with his home run. Also gets $10K

— Jason Coskrey (@JCoskrey) May 10, 2016

That's a pretty valuable swing Laird took there. Can't complain about a year's supply of beer and an extra 10 grand. No siree.

Laird, by the way, hit 34 home runs with a .789 OPS with Nippon Ham last year. He hit six home runs with a .626 OPS in 53 career games with the Yankees and Astros from 2011-13.