incredibly rare baseball play - triple with 8-unassisted putout

[T_R_Oglodyte]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1794205294291214498

 

[pedro47]

That was one fast and smart center fielder. LOL
Excellent play by the centerfield.
His attention was always focusing on that base runner.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

That was one fast and smart center fielder. LOL
Excellent play by the centerfield.
His attention was always focusing on that base runner.

Helped that the baserunner wasn't very fast. As the runner rounded third he had a clear lead to home plate, but the CF closed the gap to make the tag.

 

[free2travel]

3rd baseman was wandering around wondering when the prom is

 

[bizaro86]

That was one fast and smart center fielder. LOL
Excellent play by the centerfield.
His attention was always focusing on that base runner.

He should have thrown it to the catcher before he started running.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

He should have thrown it to the catcher before he started running.

The catcher made the correct play by trying to cover third when he saw third base was open.

IMO, the pitcher blew it, however. He was lolligagging in the infield near SS, where there was nothing that he could contribute to the play. In that situation, a player should be thinking where he should go to provide support. In that case, he should have realized he should be in position to back up an infield play on the runner. And on that premise, he should have been looking to back up at either third or home. When he then saw third was open, he would have covered there, and the play would have stopped with the runner at second.

 

[pedro47]

The catcher made the correct play by trying to cover third when he saw third base was open.

IMO, the pitcher blew it, however. He was lolligagging in the infield near SS, where there was nothing that he could contribute to the play. In that situation, a player should be thinking where he should go to provide support. In that case, he should have realized he should be in position to back up an infield play on the runner. And on that premise, he should have been looking to back up at either third or home. When he then saw third was open, he would have covered there, and the play would have stopped with the runner at second.

I agree, The pitcher should have been backing up third or home. When the catcher ran to cover third base, that pitcher should had ran to cover home plate. IMHO

 

[CO skier]

Based on the title of the thread, I was expecting an unassisted triple play by the center fielder. Now that would be rare.

 

[CO skier]

That was one fast and smart center fielder. LOL
Excellent play by the centerfield.
His attention was always focusing on that base runner.

Look how far behind the runner, and with a longer distance to home plate, the centerfielder was when the runner rounded third base. It was not just smarts, but the athleticism to go with it.