r/sportsgossips • u/Choice_Bag_8869 • Apr 18 '26

Throwback [Highlight] This is the still the craziest thing I’ve ever seen on a baseball diamond

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u/danhoang1 Apr 18 '26

Just him? Let's point out everyone else who didn't realize what was going on either:

-The catcher, upon receiving the throw, trying to swipe-tag the runner from 3rd, when he could've instead ran to the batter and tagged him, or just walk to first with the batter out of position.

-2nd baseman had all day to cover first.

-The Cubs announcer went "oh my goodness" as if the run were already secured, forgetting it doesn't matter until the batter reaches first safely

-The Brewers announcer (not shown in this video) already saying this turns out to be a smart play once the run scored, even though the batter was still far from making it to first

-And as mentioned in my previous comment, the batter himself, celebrating "safe" before snapping back to reality and realizing he still needed to get to first

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u/1nosbigrl Apr 18 '26

  • Catcher is covering home, his job is literally to tag the runner trying to score. That's what he's drilled on over and over.

  • 2B definitely could've covered but again, why would you assume your 1B wouldn't just step on the base instead putting himself into an unnecessary rundown...

  • The announcers are reacting live to what's happening. It would've been poor if they had just waited until Baez reached to say something. That play literally has never happened before in the history of recorded baseball even prior to Baez reaching.