This was a nice running catch by the outfielder Jose Azocar of the Padres:
https://www.mlb.com/video/jose-azocar-s-running-catch
This was an absolutely insane double play the Cardinals turned, which included hitting a runner with the baseball. The Pirates are wearing vintage Pittsburgh Crawfords jerseys here.
https://www.mlb.com/video/jake-woodford-in-play-out-s-to-rodolfo-castro
That same game, Oneil Cruz drilled this 2 run laser triple to left-center field:
https://www.mlb.com/video/miles-mikolas-in-play-run-s-to-oneil-cruz
This was a really nice double play started by a behind the back stop by the pitcher Mike Minor of the Reds:
https://www.mlb.com/video/mike-minor-in-play-out-s-to-nick-madrigal-4vivjh
Julio Rodriguez has been having a lot of highlight plays recently. First he made this really nice catch vs. the White Sox on September 5:
https://www.mlb.com/video/julio-rodriguez-s-diving-catch
Then on September 11 vs. the Braves, he hit this leadoff home run on the second pitch of the game:
https://www.mlb.com/video/julio-rodriguez-homers-24-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field
Then in the 9th, he tied the game 7-7 with this absolute laser 117.2 mph home run for his second home run of the game and his 25th of the year:
https://www.mlb.com/video/kenley-jansen-in-play-run-s-to-julio-rodriguez
The Mariners would go on to win 8-7 with a walk-off home run. Three days later, on September 14 he crushed another leadoff home run on the very first pitch of the game:
https://www.mlb.com/video/julio-rodriguez-homers-26-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-center-field
And later in the game he stole his 25th base of the season, becoming only the third rookie in history with a 25/25 season. The other two were Mike Trout in 2012 and Chris Young in 2007.
https://www.mlb.com/video/julio-rodriguez-makes-history
For reference of how good Mike Trout is, Trout did it with 30 home runs and 49 stolen bases, while hitting .326, scoring 129 runs, and leading the league with 19 defensive runs saved in center field.
The rookie Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals made this excellent play at third in a tie game in the ninth:
https://www.mlb.com/video/bobby-witt-jr-s-dirty-defense
Another rookie, Steven Kwan has been starring with his glove this year, but he blasted this home run on 9/11 for his 4th of the year:
https://www.mlb.com/video/josh-winder-in-play-run-s-to-steven-kwan
Mookie Betts has apparently been playing a little 2B recently, because all of a sudden he was popping up at second with this really nice glove flip:
https://www.mlb.com/video/tyler-anderson-in-play-out-s-to-alek-thomas-2mmvnv
Later the same game, he was crushing this 3 run home run in the 9th for his 34th of the season:
https://www.mlb.com/video/mookie-betts-homers-34-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-field-justin-turner-scores-c
Then the very next night, he was back in right field doing his normal thing, running a mile to make this ridiculous sliding catch:
https://www.mlb.com/video/jake-mccarthy-flies-out-to-right-fielder-mookie-betts
Jose Siri, a 30.3 sprint speed guy, made this absurd catch in center field for the Rays flying into the wall in a Wild Card showdown vs. the Blue Jays:
https://www.mlb.com/video/yonny-chirinos-in-play-out-s-to-teoscar-hernandez-we5b4h
Riley Greene, the rookie center fielder for the Tigers who has been relentlessly making unbelievable catches this year ever since making his debut on June 18, made yet another one on Tuesday with this absurd diving catch at the warning track:
https://www.mlb.com/video/andrew-chafin-in-play-out-s-to-alex-bregman
George Springer made this unreal catch in center for the Blue Jays, somehow still catching the ball despite his teammate flying right in front of him:
https://www.mlb.com/video/ross-stripling-in-play-out-s-to-corey-seager
Nick Pratto, the rookie first baseman for the Royals, made this really nice underhanded toss from the ground to get the guy at first:
https://www.mlb.com/video/scott-barlow-in-play-out-s-to-ryan-kreidler
After tying the record last week, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina broke the record for most starts together as battery-mates with 325 on Wednesday. It was cool to see Christian Yelich at the plate looking good in his uniform take the first pitch all the way for a perfect strike in the upper outside corner of the strike zone, it was a really nice moment:
https://www.mlb.com/video/wainwright-molina-break-record
In the 3rd inning of that game, Wainwright struck out Andrew McCutchen and Molina threw out Kolten Wong for a strike-em-out/throw-em-out double play to end the inning:
https://www.mlb.com/video/andrew-mccutchen-strikes-out-swinging-and-kolten-wong-caught-stealing-2nd
The same night, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. absolutely crushed his 100th career home run:
https://www.mlb.com/video/vladimir-guerrero-jr-homers-28-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-center-field
Jose Ramirez also absolutely crushed a home run Wednesday night, his coming in a 3-3 tie game in the bottom of the 8th vs. the Angels to win it 5-3:
https://www.mlb.com/video/jose-ramirez-homers-27-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field-amed-rosario-s
For the Cubs that night, rookie shortstop Chrsitopher Morel made two really nice plays, an improvised barehanded play and an amazing sliding play:
https://www.mlb.com/video/christopher-morel-s-great-defense
The Cubs' defense shined all over, as Michael Hermosillo made this insane catch in center in the ninth with his teammate Seiya Suzuki literally crashing into him:
https://www.mlb.com/video/mark-leiter-jr-in-play-out-s-to-eduardo-escobar
The Cubs hung on and beat the Mets 6-3.
Jorge Mateo made two more really nice plays that night vs. the Nationals, but they are so routine for him now that neither one is on the highlights page.
But the main highlight of that game was the wild 3 run inside the park home run for Gunnar Henderson, more Orioles magic:
https://www.mlb.com/video/mason-thompson-in-play-run-s-to-gunnar-henderson
And then Mateo blasting the very next pitch of the game into the stands, and all of a sudden we'd broken the game open:
https://www.mlb.com/video/mason-thompson-in-play-run-s-to-jorge-mateo
C.J. Abrams is a rookie shortstop for the Nationals who they got in the Juan Soto trade. Recently, he has been exploding on defense. First, there was this nice play throwing across his body on August 15:
https://www.mlb.com/video/franmil-reyes-grounds-out-shortstop-cj-abrams-to-first-baseman-luke-voit
Then this weekend, he made an incredible play each day. 9/9:
https://www.mlb.com/video/patrick-corbin-in-play-out-s-to-alec-bohm-przwpg
9/10:
https://www.mlb.com/video/erick-fedde-in-play-out-s-to-jean-segura-pzx9pf
And 9/11:
https://www.mlb.com/video/bryson-stott-grounds-out-shortstop-cj-abrams-to-first-baseman-luke-voit
He also made a really impressive play on Wednesday vs. the Orioles, but just like Mateo it isn't on the highlights page for some reason.
Another rookie who has been starring of late is Oscar Gonzalez of the Guardians. He has been on a home run tear the last week, and he really distinctively goes down and gets the ball and blasts home runs.
Both in the same game September 9:
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