(Photo : Alika Jenner/Getty Images) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – Julio Rodriguez (#44) of the Seattle Mariners makes a catch for an out throughout the fourth inning in opposition to the San Diego Padres at T-Mobile Park on August 08, 2023 in Seattle, Washington.
Seattle Mariners centerfielder Julio Rodriguez robbed the San Diego Padres of what would have been a house run and robbed folks’s hearts together with his Oscar-worthy present at T-Mobile Park.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. hit the ball within the fourth inning that was about to go over to the wall, however J-Rod was there to stop it. That was the plan.
He jumped excessive to catch the homer, then after touchdown, he acted like he failed by concealing the ball. He then strutted somewhat with a smirk on his face earlier than displaying the ball once more to the enjoyment of residence followers.
The two-time All-Star spoke to reporters after the sport his staff gained and revealed that he solely considered his act on the fly.
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He additionally needed to point out off in opposition to his good good friend Tatis who was already on a homerun trot whereas the ball was nonetheless up within the air.
“Obviously, me and Tatis are really good friends,” he mentioned.
“And for him being the one that hit it, it was just kind of like, ‘Man, I got you.’ I wasn’t expecting him to be almost at third when I caught it, but it was a really nice play. We didn’t cross paths. But I definitely saw the reaction from a lot of people.”
Tatis knew what was coming from J-Rod
Tatis was sport about J-Rod’s in-game leisure.
“I knew he caught it,” Tatis mentioned. “I know him very well. But, [shoot]. … I just knew he was going to try to do something like that, but I saw it go into his glove. Yeah, he got everybody.”
Had J-Rod did not catch it, Tatis would have been the one to go viral. According to Statcast, the ball was going at 108.7 mph and would have gone 410 ft to set a homer in 18 ballparks.
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