Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles made perhaps the catch of the MLB season thus far, but it definitely came at a cost.
Playing in right field against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, Robles produced an insane grab on a ball hit deep into the right field corner by San Francisco catcher Patrick Bailey. With the score tied 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth inning and a runner on first with one out, Robles sprinted after the ball hit by Bailey and tracked it down before going headfirst into the netting that was in the area.
Robles’ body folded awkwardly upon impact, and it looked like his left arm and hand took the majority of the punishment. A visibly-disoriented Robles then shoveled the ball over to the cutoff man, but San Francisco’s Luis Matos, the runner at first, was able to move up on the ensuing tag-up.
Another angle of the absurd catch by Robles can be seen below.
Robles would leave the game with the assistance of trainers and eventually boarded the back of a cart, holding onto his left wrist as he was being taken off the field.
To add insult to injury for Robles, the Giants would win the game on the very next pitch. San Francisco’s Wilmer Flores singled to score Matos, giving San Francisco the 5-4 victory.
Robles, the former top prospect who won a World Series title with the Washington Nationals in 2019, joined the Mariners in 2024 but has committed some tough blunders since then. Sunday’s catch against the Giants was one of the highlights of his time in Seattle thus far … but it was quickly dampened by an apparent injury that was followed immediately by a walk-off loss.
