Have you ever seen a baseball vanish into thin air in the middle of a play? Hudson Valley Renegades catcher Antonio Gomez thought he did.
During the first inning of Tuesday’s night game between the Greenville Drive (the High-A affiliate of the Red Sox) and the Renegades (a Yankees affiliate), Greenville shortstop Marcelo Mayer hit a routine single between first and second. Eddinson Paulino, the runner on second, hustled home and slid in just ahead of the throw from right fielder Grant Richardson.
Gomez didn’t get a chance to try to tag Paulino because he mishandled the throw and as Chase Meidroth, the runner on first, continued around the bases, Gomez frantically searched for the ball. He couldn't find it anywhere, even with pitcher Chase Hampton pointing right at it.
