Chris Young waged a fierce battle with the sun to make an inning-ending catch
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It was 7:12 p.m. local time when the first pitch was thrown for the Angels' 4-2 win over the Twins on Friday night, but the sun was still shining brightly at Target Field. Its presence continued to be felt in the bottom of the first.
With two outs and Eduardo Escobar on first base for the Twins, Logan Morrison lined a Garrett Richards offering to right field.
The bad news? It was hit straight to Chris Young.
The good news? The sun made it difficult:
Young could seemingly barely track the ball and appeared fortunate just to have the ball hit his glove chest-high as he fell down. If that ball trickled away from Young, Escobar and Morrison would have been off to the races.
Next time, Young should turn to C. Montgomery Burns for some help, just to be safe.