Not only is Matt Vierling 1 of the swiftest players in baseball (95th-percentile dash pace, according to Baseball Savant), he’s apparently also able of applying acrobatics to just take an additional foundation.
In the ninth inning of Monday’s video game in opposition to the Rangers, the Tigers outfielder strike a comfortable liner into left that for most gamers would have been a risk-free single. Vierling did not engage in it harmless, although. He turned the corner and headed for second as Ezequiel Durán organized to throw. The throw defeat Vierling to the bag by a mile, but he was harmless many thanks to an outstanding slide. Going at entire speed, Vierling was nevertheless able to contort his physique to prevent the tag from Marcus Semien.
Matt Vierling ate with this move and still left no crumbs. 😳 pic.twitter.com/aeaVy4lDMX
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 27, 2023
This is Vierling’s to start with period with the Tigers, but he ought to have by now picked up a thing from his new teammate Javier Báez, whose propensity for thoughts-bending slides acquired him the nickname “El Mago” (The Magician). It’s possible Vierling can educate Báez how to depend to three.
