Great Running Catch Turns into a Home Run, a breakdown
What Happened
In a thrilling moment at PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Michael A. Taylor makes a spectacular running catch that turns into an unexpected home run for the visiting Kansas City Royals. The Royals are in town to face the Pirates and the game is tied in the late innings when Royals batter Edward Olivares steps to the plate against Pirates pitcher Tyler Anderson. Olivares rips a deep fly ball to right field, sending Taylor racing back towards the wall. Taylor tracks the ball perfectly, covering a huge amount of ground with long strides as he closes in on the warning track. Just as he reaches up to make the catch, the ball ricochets off his glove and sails over the fence for a solo home run. The unexpected turn of events leaves Taylor and the crowd stunned, as fireworks go off to celebrate the go-ahead homer for the Royals. "I had it, I dropped it," Taylor says afterward, shaking his head in disbelief. "Stalling, he's like 'is this a joke? Are you gonna throw me out?' No, it's a home run." Pirates manager Derek Shelton can only laugh at the crazy sequence, saying "You know, them's the breaks." Royals manager Mike Matheny praises Taylor's effort, acknowledging "that would have been a phenomenal catch" if he had secured the ball. The home run gives the Royals a 4-3 lead in the late innings of the tightly contested game. Kansas City is looking to bounce back from a tough season, while the Pirates are in rebuilding mode, making every win crucial as they try to climb back into playoff contention. The unexpected turn of events only adds to the drama and unpredictability of this interleague matchup between the two teams. As the crowd at PNC Park buzzes with excitement, the Royals cling to their slim lead, hoping to hold on for the victory. The game remains in the balance, with the outcome still very much up for grabs as the final outs approach. It's been a wild afternoon of baseball in Pittsburgh, filled with unexpected twists and turns that have left players and fans alike on the edge of their seats.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe royals are in pittsburgh and gonzalez takes that pitch way deep right into
that fan's weight right into that fan's hands leg on the
ground doesn't make the catch scoops it up and gets the ball and for that
we set off fireworks and also for the home run but now he's getting laughed
at fuck damn i mean oh what did you want me to do hit me
right in the hand it kind of hurt have some sympathy here oh man oh
you guys want to see the ball yeah do you want to see it no
no uh okay so here's where the actual play starts nice change up by minor
there comes back foot slider almost hits him goes slider little thingy again and then
whatever that pitch is and that gets tattooed and michael a taylor actually goes such
a long way to catch that ball hell yeah minor's like hell yeah we got
it he's like no i didn't man i had it i dropped it stalling he's
like is this a joke are you gonna throw me out no it's a home
run and check out my tattoo fireworks in pittsburgh hell yeah look at this
in the glove such a nice catch not even close to a home run and
then he brings it all the way over the wall and it drops out of
the glove right there for a home run so back to back jacks except one
was probably gonna fall i don't know a couple feet short of the wall falls
right out of the glove bomber and taylor's like oh but if you go
back let me find where it was he goes such a long way for this
ball look where taylor starts and just watch him run this out i mean he's
booming long strides eye on it the entire time he gets all the way
there checks the warning track checks the wall would have been a phenomenal catch instead
it's kind of like you know a cool home run them's the breaks this one
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