Albert Almora is heralded for his glove, because he is freaking awesome with his glove.
Of course, “glove,” in that context, is a stand in for “defense.” Because, really, it’s just that Albert Almora is freaking awesome on defense.
And, in his first start at the big league level, it took exactly three batters for him to show off that defense:
Just putting the word out there.https://t.co/bO8LU6G3jW
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 8, 2016
That was a tremendous job setting up under that ball on an extremely windy day, and then a strong throw:
Almora's 91 mph throw home went 206 feet. Welcome to the bigs, friend.
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) June 8, 2016
The first of many big league highlights for Almora, I’m sure.
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