Showing posts with label Puig catch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puig catch. Show all posts

Friday, May 23, 2014

Yasiel Puig comes out of nowhere to rob Mets on incredible diving catch (VIDEO)

Yasiel Puig comes out of nowhere and extends his body to make this outstanding catch on a fly ball to right-center robbing Wilmer Flores of a hit Thursday night. 


The Dodgers rightfielder even got a standing ovation from highlight-starved Mets fans at Citi Field for the amazing, diving, backhanded stab.



And the Mets also chimed in.


Sunday, August 4, 2013

Puig makes incredible catch off wall at Wrigley Field (VIDEO)

Has anyone made so many ridiculous catches in such a short span of time as Yasiel Puig? It seems like the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right fielder tacks one or two grabs onto his highlight reel every game.

Even when the catch doesn't count as an out, Puig makes it interesting — like this one at Wrigley Field.




After initially ruling this catch an out, the umpires conferred and made the right call. The rules state a fielder must catch th e ball "in flight" for the play to be an out, and a ball deflected off the wall is not considered "in flight."

But this is still one sensational play. The reflexes, vision and hand-eye coordination to make the grab are unbelievable. And, at least the fan in the bamboo sedge hat called it an out.



Saturday, July 20, 2013

Puig bounces off wall and still makes great catch

A lot of people thought Yasiel Puig was deserving of a spot on the All-Star roster after his phenomenal first five weeks in the majors. Now, in the Los Angeles Dodgers first game back after the Midsummer Classic, Puig continued to prove why he should have been there — this time from the field.

In the seventh, Puig makes a great running catch in foul territory before colliding with the wall in the right-field corner. A catch that  none of the players on the field — or the announcers —could tell if he made.

Better yet for the Dodgers, they beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 and moved one game above .500.  They were 12 games below the even mark on June 12.