The Angels just turned a triple play

[Oeditpus Rex]

The Dodgers' Miguel Rojas was on second and Dalton Rushing at first. Ohtani hit a screamer to the second baseman (Ohtani out). He flips to the shortstop coming over, who tags second base to double off Rojas and then throws to furst to double off Rushing (who fell over the first baseman trying to get back and was flat on the ground for several seconds.)

It was only the second triple play I've seen, and it happened so fast I didn't realize it at first.

Look for video on your favorite video source.

[John1956PA]

1. A bit off-topic, but I remember the unassisted triple play of 1968, the first such event in over forty years.

From Wikipedia:

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Bill Wambganss Was The First

No video of that though.

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. And in 1927

-- May 30 and 31, I think --

they happened on consecutive days.

I forget who was invoved, but what are the chances of that? I'd guess smaller than Johnny Vandermeer's two consecutive no-hitters in 193...8?

Btw -- was Wamby's in the World Series? Somebody's was.

[Auggie]

2. Beautiful

Thanks for sharing

[ProfessorGAC]

3. From What I Saw..

...the third out was a tag out.
The 1st baseman put the glove in front of the runner and the guy jumped into it.
As fast as that ball was hit, I'm surprised those guys were that far off the base.

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. If you're running on contact

you could get two strides on that ball, then have to scramble and reverse. I have no idea whether they were going on contact, though, and the situaion didn't call for it.

There's no rule against tagging a runner when all that's necessary is to touch the base. You do whichever's easier. Think of all those throws on ground balls that go to the plate side of first base, and the first baseman stretches to catch them and whirls to try to tag the batter/runner.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Yes, I Know

The 1st baseman wouldn't have beaten the runner to the bag, so he made the right choice to tag him.

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Spot on

Kinda supports my belief that the biggest difference between major leaguers (especially veterans) and players at all other levels is not so much what they can do -- hit a ball 400 feet, make a great catch, throw a 98 mph fast ball -- but that they know what to do in a given situation, often with a small fraction of a second to make the decision.