Mariners bullpen catcher Fleming Baez made a great snag on Domingo Santana's homer
It's one matter to win a couple games on the road in Japan before everyone else has started the season. It's quite another to keep that momentum rolling a week later against the defending World Series champions.
That's exactly what the Mariners did. Undaunted by
Keep your eyes peeled on where the ball lands:
¡DOMINGO SANTANA! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#LosMarineros pic.twitter.com/tpzd9hubBJ
— Marineros de Seattle (@LosMarineros) March 29, 2019
Did you catch that? Because Fleming Baez sure did.
Baez has been on the Mariners' coaching staff as their bullpen catcher since 2017, but we're willing to guess that he's not normally accustomed to making this kind of catch.
Nevertheless, Baez got himself in position to make a pretty slick snag. Everything's coming up Mariners.
Andrew Mearns is a writer for Cut4 whose baseball obsession was born from the shattered dreams of Mike Mussina's perfect game attempt in 2001. He has a startling memory of World Series highlights that barely functions as a party trick.