Cubs catcher Reese McGuire used his chest protector to make one of best catching plays in MLB history
On Thursday night, Cubs catcher Reese McGuire made a play that almost doesn't make sense.
On its surface, what happened was that on a pitch in the dirt, Guardians runner Kyle Manzardo tried to go from first to second, and McGuire threw him out.
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But this wasn't your ordinary ball in the dirt.
Have a watch:
If you figured it out on the first try, congrats. If not, keep watching.
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That baseball actually ended up lodged, temporarily, in McGuire's chest protector.
Somehow, in the moment, he figured it out quickly enough to snatch it out, then from a slightly odd throwing position, deliver a strike to Dansby Swanson covering second base for the tag out.
It's a remarkable play by the Cubs' backup catcher, one that you could watch over and over and not get tired of.
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And it might be a long time before you see another catcher make a stop and throw-out quite like this one.
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