Watch Willson Contreras Throw Out Tommy Edman (With an Elite El Mago Tag)

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Watch Willson Contreras Throw Out Tommy Edman (With an Elite El Mago Tag)

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Ah, I love it when the universe corrects itself.

At the start of the second inning, Tommy Edman reached base only after strike three was incorrectly called ball four:

But he unsuccessfully tried to steal second base shortly thereafter, forgetting that Willson Contreras has a rocket and Javy Baez is an elite tagger.

Don’t forget, Edman is fast … just not fast enough.

 

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