Plus: A barehanded catch ... by the batter?
Catching is incredibly hard, so the backstops who can play great defense and consistently produce at the plate are few and far between. J.T. Realmuto is one of those few especially gifted players -- and it seems that he's found a way to combine those skillsets.
The Phillies opened a weekend series in Cleveland on Friday and, after working the count full in his third-inning at-bat against Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams, Realmuto was granted time with Williams already mid-delivery. Trying to ease up on the pitch without risking injury, Williams lobbed the sphere right at Realmuto, who acted as you might expect a catcher to when a pitcher tosses him a ball. |
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MLB Pipeline looks back at how Scott Rolen, an Indiana high school hoops star, went from the second round of the 1993 MLB Draft to Cooperstown. |
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Few Hall of Famers have been involved in as many consequential trades as Fred McGriff. It makes for a fascinating sidebar to the Crime Dog's illustrious career as he prepares to be inducted at Cooperstown on Sunday. |
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The Dodgers' center fielder made two eye-opening plays on consecutive batters, so it's only fitting that they line up together in the roundup of last night's best plays. |
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Eric Davis and Howie Kendrick were on hand at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Florida to work with the next generation of players. |
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The Hillsboro Hops may have been at bat, but it was Brett Auerbach of the Eugene Emeralds who hopped to it to make a gem of a catch. |
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What have the Brewers figured out that the rest of the NL Central hasn't? Will Leitch looks at why Milwaukee is poised, against all odds, to win this division ... and maybe finally have that playoff breakthrough it's been waiting for. |
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Trevor Hoffman checks in from Cooperstown to discuss what it was like representing San Diego, the pressures of closing out games and more in Chatting Practice Powered by Zoom Events. |
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Scott Rolen (70.1 career bWAR) was drafted by the Phillies in the second round in 1993. Who went first overall that year -- and was the only player taken ahead of Rolen with a higher bWAR? |
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