One of the hardest things a pitcher is asked to do is to field their position. There aren’t many routine defensive plays for a pitcher. They face everything from hard liners hit right back at them to dribblers into no man’s land—with the added challenge of having to run off of the mound to field them. It can be really tricky, and sometimes they have to get creative—like Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal did on Sunday.
In the second inning of Detroit’s game against the Marlins, Skubal got Jon Berti to hit a weak grounder along the first base line. Skubal got to the ball before catcher Jake Rogers but had no time to gather himself and make a conventional throw to first. Instead, he flipped the ball between his legs like a football long snapper. It didn’t work.
The snap was a bit high 😂@Marlins | #MakeItMiami pic.twitter.com/tKZ88niHi7
— Bally Sports Florida: Marlins (@BallyMarlins) July 30, 2023
