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Mary Clarke

Pirates’ Ben Gamel made this electrifying diving catch look easy to save an extra base hit

Baseball fans have seen Ben Gamel make acrobatic saves in the outfield many times, but the Chicago Cubs have now been on the receiving end of his heroics twice in the span of a year.

On Monday, the Cubs were playing host to the Pittsburgh Pirates with Christopher Morel up to bat in the bottom of the third. Tied 1-1 with one out, Morel smacked a ball to left field looking to start the scoring once more for the Cubs.

Instead, however, Gamel had other plans in the outfield, as the 30-year-old made this incredible full diving leap to snag the line drive before it went over his head. Look at him fly!

It’s awesome that Gamel’s carving himself a legacy in the MLB of making some ridiculous diving catches. The athleticism needed to pull all these dramatic snags off is something else.

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