There’s something uniquely beautiful about weird baseball plays. Basically, 99 percent of the time, Major Leaguers are literal superhumans on the field, pulling off plays that shouldn’t even be possible. But there are brief moments when a play breaks down and everyone involved looks silly.
Gavin Lux’s RBI double against the Nationals was a perfect example of that.
During Wednesday’s game in the first inning, Lux drove what should have been an inning-ending fly out to deep right-center field. Victor Robles appeared to have a great read on the ball, but something distracted him as Juan Soto approached from right field. The ball fell to the ground between Robles and Soto, leading to a run scoring.
