Braves right fielder Travis Demeritte was a late scratch on Wednesday afternoon due to fatigue from playing 18 innings the previous day against the Mets. So, in a last-minute decision, Guillermo Heredia was inserted into the lineup.
Yeah, that move paid off.
Heredia made an early entry to the Catch of the Year race with a remarkable, wall-scaling grab that robbed the Mets’ Jeff McNeil of extra bases in the second inning. So much had to go right for Heredia there after he mistimed his jump a bit to recover and make the grab. He did so while seemingly reaching back for the ball.
