Francisco Lindor pulled a Houdini and somehow escaped a rundown
Francisco Lindor has proven himself to be a remarkable talent in just his third season in the Majors. At the age of 23, he has already been an All-Star, a Gold Glove winner, an MVP contender, and, of course, the starting shortstop for an American League champion. Lindor is a magician with the glove, but fans might not have realized that his wizardry extends to the basepaths, as well.
During the eighth inning of Cleveland's eventual 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays, the Indians tried to muster a rally. They had Carlos Santana on second and Roberto Perez on third with no one out for Lindor, who cracked a base hit into right field.
Perez scored easily, but the Indians ran into a jam when the throw home was cut off with Lindor between first and second. He decided to get into a rundown that would allow Santana to score. To be safe himself, however, Lindor needed to pull off a dodge that would make Muhammad Ali proud.
Since Lindor was forced to avoid
He must have been taking lessons from the Pirates'
Maybe the quote should be "Float like a baserunner, sting like a bee."