A slow roller from the mound to the plate ends in ... a caught stealing?!
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For a game that’s been around for so long, baseball still has a way of providing plays we’ve in all likelihood never seen before. The Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers Triple-A affiliate) had such a play against the Rochester Red Wings (Nationals) on Tuesday night.
As Toledo’s starting pitcher Devin Sweet released a pitch in the first inning, the right-hander got his cleat stuck on the mound, causing the ball to bounce slowly to the catcher. Juan Yepez -- Rochester’s runner on second base -- bolted for third in what seemed like an easy advancement … until it wasn’t.
Toledo catcher Dillon Dingler (MLB Pipeline’s No. 13 Tigers prospect) had the wherewithal to pick up the ball that came in to home plate like a grounder and unleashed a perfect throw to third to nab the runner.
It was undoubtedly one of the most unusual -- and unique -- outs you could possibly record on a baseball field.