Manny Machado can catch anything, up to and including the flying bat of Adam Jones
By
Chris Landers
In the top of the first inning of Baltimore's game against the Mets on Wednesday afternoon, Adam Jones swung, missed and lost control of his bat, sending it flying toward the netting near the Orioles' dugout. A little embarrassing, sure, but nothing we haven't seen before:
Wait, what is Jones pointing at over there? Did the bat get stuck in the netting? Is there an animal in the dugout? Is he roasting some poor fan's shoes? No, don't worry, Manny Machado just managed to snag the bat as it bounced off the net:
Hey, he didn't win two Gold Glove Awards for nothing.