Hey, look! It’s Andrelton Simmons, doing his thing:
The Braves’ shortstop is about the best defensive player in the world, and he picked a good spot to show off his skills on Wednesday. The Mets got the tying run to third base in the eighth inning, and catcher Travis d’Arnaud slapped a grounder that looked certain to find the hole between third base and Simmons.
Fooled you! There is no hole between third base and Simmons. The 2013 Platinum Glove Award winner snared the ball on the outfield grass, then spun and fired to first base in time to catch d’Arnaud and strand the runner. The Braves held on to win, 3-2.