Move over, Trea Turner. There’s a new smooth slider in town.
Matt Vierling, as you can see in the screenshot above, had a throw from left field beat him by a mile as the Detroit Tigers outfielder was heading toward second base. But Marcus Semien was north of the bag and had his back to the play. So as the infielder turned around, Vierling came a bit up from his slide, slid past the bag a bit and touched second base with his left hand.
WOW. Maybe he learned this one from his teammate, Javier Baez, who is an all-time great slider. Check this out and some reaction:
Matt Vierling ate with this move and left no crumbs. 😳 pic.twitter.com/aeaVy4lDMX
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 27, 2023
What a slide from Matt Vierling pic.twitter.com/bGFI7PGck5
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 27, 2023
This slide from Matt Vierling was crazy 🤯 pic.twitter.com/RbFsUa0Q9F
— Bookmakers Review (@BMRReviews) June 27, 2023
Damn. I didn’t notice this when it happened. Vierling went all matrix on this slide. Crazy good. https://t.co/kJWRF9B6K8
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) June 27, 2023
Dude… what a slide #RepDetroit https://t.co/XrSfOLMYyx
— Tyler Roak (@Rowack3) June 27, 2023
This is one of the greatest baserunning plays I have ever seen. https://t.co/McoDhzXLnc
— The Fellas (@fellas2024) June 27, 2023
