Jose Abreu came into Thursday’s game against the Astros with six home runs on the season. In the first inning, George Springer made a great catch to keep Abreu from getting his seventh.
Among the Rays outfielders, it’s Kevin Kiermaier whose name comes to mind first when it comes to sterling defensive plays. However, on Wednesday, it was Steven Souza Jr.
Alex Gordon made a truly spectacular catch to rob Justin Upton of extra bases on Thursday, and he received a tip of the cap from his entire team as a sign of recognition for the incredible play.
Kevin Pillar needed just two games to make his first awesome catch of the season.
Mike Trout may not get a ton of love from the fancy defensive metrics, but with catches like this, it’s hard to see him as anything other than a stellar center fielder.
Chris Archer had a great reaction to a beautiful catch made by Kevin Kiermaier in center field on Monday night.
The New York Mets pulled off what’s being called the “Play of the Year” after recording a wild 1-3-1 putout in Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Omar Infante and Alcides Escobar combined for one heck of a defensive highlight on Tuesday night.
