Lucas Duda played some wall ball to record a bizarre out at second base
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Usually, defensive plays involve fielders and only fielders. That's just the way baseball works. It'd be weird if mascots or fans got involved. C'mon, now.
But during Wednesday's Cubs-Royals game, Lucas Duda stepped outside of the box -- he refused to conform with baseball's defensive norms. After Adalberto Mondesi got an out at second and made a low throw to first base, a calm and collected Duda teamed up with the wall in foul territory to get the second out. There's a reason they call him The Dude.
That's a Wall-3-6 out at second. Hopefully this drill makes it into the next iteration of Tom Emanski's instructional videos.