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MLBAM used FIELDf/x to track Yasiel Puig’s awesome catch at Citi Field

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I’m sure everyone remembers this completely bonkers catch by Yasiel Puig at Citi Field from May. Well, because Citi Field is equipped with MLBAM’s FIELDf/x cameras, we were able to see just how amazing the catch was. As you can see in the demo, the ball came off of Wilmer Flores’ bat at 93.5 mph, and Puig traveled 95 feet at 21.1 mph to lay out and make the catch.

Man, FIELDf/x is pretty awesome. We got a teaser of how FIELDf/x would work back in February, when MLBAM released a video highlighting a Jason Heyward catch from last August. For the record, Heyward only went 83 feet at 18.5 mph. What a slacker.

Derek Norris starred in a Forrest Gump parody

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Oakland Athletics catcher Derek Norris is having a great season, and his awesome beard (and tiff with Manny Machado last week) is also making waves on the field. But Norris is more than just a great player and a dude who knows how to grow facial hair – he’s got a great sense of humor too, which this Forrest Gump parody trailer showed off pretty well.

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How much of a disaster was the Dan Uggla trade for the Braves?

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The date was November 16, 2010. The Atlanta Braves were a month removed from the end of a season that saw them reach the Postseason for the first time since 2005. Atlanta lost to the eventual World Champion Giants in the NLDS, and were a battered and broken team at that point. In the deciding […]

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The longest homers for the week ending June 12th

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Coors Field and the Great American Ballpark were both represented very well this week, and guess what? We have a new member of the yearly top five. 1. Hanley Ramirez vs Jorge de la Rosa, 472 feet (June 8th) Hanley…bruh. This thing nearly left Coors Field. It was the perfect combination of events in Denver […]

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Dugout Digest – and now Max Scherzer goes nine

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On Wednesday, Yu Darvish threw the first complete game of his career. On Thursday, it was Max Scherzer’s turn. The reigning AL Cy Young winner outdueled Chris Sale in Chicago, going nine innings for the first time in 179 starts. It’s pretty wild that he had never done this before, but keep in mind – […]

A soldier surprised his family at the Yankees-Mariners game

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During Thursday night’s Yankees-Mariners game in Seattle, Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Stoll surprised his family, who were on the field as part of a pregame ceremony. While this wasn’t one of the returns where the uniformed soldier is in a catcher’s mask or what have you, it’s still a very emotional moment, and the crowd in Seattle reacted accordingly.

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The best defensive plays for the week ending June 11th

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Looking for great defense? We’ve got you covered. This week, most of the focus will be on catches, but you know there are some other excellent plays featured as well. June 6th, Athletics vs Orioles – starting with a bang. Craig Gentry didn’t have any time to get his feet wet in center field during […]

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Dugout Digest – Yu Darvish finally goes nine

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Yu Darvish’s career in America has been pretty brilliant so far. He’s a two-time All-Star, has received Cy Young votes in each of his two years in the majors (including a runner-up finish last year), and he led the American League in strikeouts in 2013. But one thing has eluded him – a complete game. […]

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This week in replay reviews (June 11th edition)

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I think we’re getting used to replay – but that doesn’t mean controversy is dead and buried. Why would it be? June 4th, White Sox vs Tigers – rundown chaos. Rundowns where a team is able to get two outs but can’t are the worst. Adrian Gonzalez was originally ruled safe at third base, but […]

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Dugout Digest – the Nationals are waking up

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Washington has been in a state of mediocrity since last season. They were barely above .500 on September 1st before a strong final month made their year look respectable. This year, it was more of the same – through the first two months of the season, the Nationals were a sub-.500 team. But in June, […]

This Yoenis Cespedes throw is the grossest thing you’ll see all day

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I know I’m a little late to the party on this, but this throw from Tuesday night by Yoenis Cespedes is just incredible. The hit by Mike Trout actually initially bounced off of Cespedes’ glove before he recovered and threw an absolute rainbow to the plate to nail Howie Kendrick. Derek Norris didn’t even need to move his glove, let alone squat! I don’t even have anything else to say – this was just an incredible play by Oakland’s right fielder.

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The most exciting walk offs of the week (June 10th edition)

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This week was actually pretty light on walk offs. From our usual starting point of Tuesday heading into the weekend, we only had three. Then the weekend came, and everything got thrown all out of whack. June 3rd, Mets vs Cubs 0-2, two outs? That’s clutch, Nate Schierholtz. June 4th, Red Sox vs Indians Well, […]

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