Aided by the easiest schedule in MLB to date, the Tampa Bay Rays are currently playing with unwavering confidence.
To the point that some players allow themselves some fantasies. This was the case of Wander Franco in last night’s game (Wednesday) against the Pittsburgh Pirates, an 8-1 thaw won by the Rays.
With a runner on third base and two out in the top of the seventh inning, Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds hit a ball to the middle of the infield. Franco then grabbed the ground ball, then had enough time to transfer the ball to his right hand and flip it in the air before throwing to first baseman Yandy Díaz and ending the run. half sleeve.
Franco had then just invented the ball flipthe defensive version of bat flip. According to the main interested party, it was done by instinct, since Franco tries it regularly in training for fun.
It was enough to ignite the world of baseball.
While most baseball fans marveled at this new way of breaking the unwritten rules, a minority thought it went a bit too far. Only certainty, if you make the decision to make this kind of gesture, make sure you don’t miss it, and that’s what Franco did.
This spectacular and unusual play wasn’t the only highlight of Franco’s game on Wednesday. The Rays shortstop also hit his sixth home run of the season, a 425-foot bomb.
Big night of work!
- A great start for Blue Jays prospect Brandon Barriera.
- Groundhog Day for Kyle Wright.
- A team record for Xander Bogaerts.
