VIDEO: George Springer Robs Tigers Home Run With Leaping Web Gem at the Wall
By Jerry Trotta
We'll stop posting clips of otherworldly home run robberies as soon as... never. Other than launching a dinger itself, these wall-climbing grabs are the most scintillating individual plays in all of baseball. Check out Houston's George Springer doing his best to one-up teammate Josh Reddick's highlight-reel catch from over the weekend with this dandy tonight in Detroit:
Wow.
The All-Star literally had to use every inch of his 6-foot-3 frame to haul that one in. Amazingly enough, it comes the day after Springer went 5-for-5 at the plate and belted two home runs -- a simply supreme stretch of brilliance from one of baseball's best outfielders.