Watch Athletics middle fielder make spectacular residence run-saving catch
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rookie middle fielder Denzel Clarke made one more spectacular catch for the Athletics, this time reaching excessive above the wall to rob the Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel of a house run on Monday night time.
The Angels had one out and nobody on within the backside of the primary when Schanuel launched a 1-0 splitter from Grant Holman towards left-center.
Clarke raced again and planted his proper foot about midway up the wall in a superbly timed leap and grabbed the highest for help. He prolonged the higher half of his physique a number of ft past the wall and made a backhand seize together with his left arm totally stretched out.
Clarke let loose a roar after the catch. Schanuel gazed towards the outfield in disbelief, and Holman held his fingers above his head.
Clarke has made a number of terrific catches since he debuted on Could 23. He robbed the Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk of a house run in his native Toronto per week and a half in the past. And towards Baltimore in Sacramento on Friday, he robbed Jorge Mateo of an extra-base hit with a backhand seize as he sprinted full velocity into the wall in left-center.