Cal Raleigh is having a magical season for the Seattle Mariners. The catcher enters play on Friday main all of baseball with 33 house runs, placing him on tempo for probably the most house runs in a single season for a catcher in MLB historical past. He has already secured a beginning spot within the All-Star Recreation, and the “Massive Dumper” has already confirmed he will probably be within the Dwelling Run Derby in Atlanta as nicely.
However a play on the plate in Seattle’s 3-2 loss to the Kansas Metropolis Royals on Thursday night time left him scratching his head, as Kansas Metropolis shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. flashed some magic of his personal.
Seattle took a 1-0 result in the highest of the seventh in opposition to the Royals, however the guests pushed throughout three runs within the inning to take the lead. The seventh began innocently sufficient when Freddy Fermin lined out to heart, however walks to Kyle Isbel and Jonathan India introduced Witt to the plate with a pair of runners aboard.
Seattle then turned to reliever Carlos Vargas rather than Casey Legumina, however Witt laced a single to heart that introduced Isbel house and tied the sport at 1-1, whereas pushing India to 3rd.
Witt then promptly stole second, giving Vinnie Pasquantino a pair of runners in scoring place. The primary baseman then pulled a grounder by the correct aspect that plated India with ease. The throw from proper fielder Dominic Canzone, a two-hopper to Raleigh, beat Witt however that’s when the Royals shortstop delivered a magical slide to beat the tag:
That gave Kansas Metropolis a 3-1 lead, and that slide ended up being the distinction because the Royals held on for the 3-2 win.
