Is there any play Albert Almora Jr. can’t make out in center field? Actually, let me correct that: is there any play Albert Almora Jr. can’t make in left field, even though he’s playing center field?
This is how you play outfield defense, my friends. When his outfield-mate Kyle Schwarber lost a pop fly in the sun – and with the wind howling in and pushing the ball further away – Almora, who was backing things up already, came flying over to make a sliding catch:
Almora's sliding catch (00:32)
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