Sometimes it’s easy to watch a baseball game on TV and not fully appreciate a sweet play that’s made in the field. Blame it on camera angles that can make wild things look routine. It happens.
That’s what makes this view of the play Atlanta’s Matt Olson made in the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the A’s look so darn beautiful. Olson fielded the ball behind the bag and had his back turned to the base after he scooped it up. He then calmly turned around and threw a strike to his pitcher, A.J. Minter, who caught it and beat Jonah Bride for the out.
Again, we see plays like this all the time but the camera angle on this one shows just how cool of a play this was:
.@mattolson21 is doing it all tonight. pic.twitter.com/dQXdzDVHeB
— MLB (@MLB) September 7, 2022
I’ve watched that like 10 times and I’ll probably watch it some more this afternoon. Everything is perfect on that play, including the catcher backing it up and throwing a fist pump after the out was called.
Twitter loved it, too.
poetry https://t.co/dIJmut8TP5
— TAUREAN. (@zombiejor) September 7, 2022
— Joel Marie (@jmriegodedios) September 7, 2022
My favorite part of this play is Contreras backing up first and the fist pump when the runner is called out. https://t.co/k3rBUIaQ9b
— Justin Johnson (@justinwjohnson) September 7, 2022
Damn that was a beautiful play!!!! https://t.co/Uhjt1Pte55
— Frankie Navarro (@FrankieNavarro) September 7, 2022
Wow. What a play.
The Braves are following up a World Series with maybe the quietest 85-51 record maybe ever.
Machine. https://t.co/7XKgxmjRmj
— Pitchers⚾️ & Pitchers🍺 (@BrewersOfMKE) September 7, 2022
Incredible play. 🤩 #forthea https://t.co/IQKNuNeamR
— Reuben Bidez (@reubenbidez) September 7, 2022
This angle is 👨🏻🍳🤌 https://t.co/FdrbVltdVv
— Kyle Bailey (@mkbailey5) September 7, 2022
i think he’s neat https://t.co/7KNtXkZj0S
— lex🍦 • fan acc (@dansbyszn) September 7, 2022
— Joel Marie (@jmriegodedios) September 7, 2022
