Catchers in baseball catch a lot of baseballs during their time behind home plate. The simple name of their position indicates just that. And while they catch a lot of baseballs, the majority of those catches are just of the routine variety.
Then we have what minor league catcher Brett Auerbach did last night against the Akron Rubberducks (what is an amazing nickname), which was nothing close to being routine. In fact, his catch on a foul ball hit behind the plate was one of the coolest catches I’ve ever seen a catcher make.
Auerbach, who plays for the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants), jumped right into the netting behind home to make a wild grab.
Check this out:
Ok, Brett Auerbach. This is just ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/Dql6qAcIU5
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) August 28, 2022
I can’t stop watching that.
Twitter had reactions.
Oh he’s wild for that pic.twitter.com/5FnEjaLvFS
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 28, 2022
I could watch this play 100 times. Love the effort! https://t.co/7xhEGaefIA
— John Boell (@JBoellWorker) August 28, 2022
This the greatest catch I've ever seen https://t.co/pBIU1M5d3l
— Luka Modric 🇭🇷 (@luka167) August 28, 2022
Truly turned into a flying squirrel right there, never has there been a more fitting minor league team for a highlight https://t.co/C4OsYhzxmi
— Adley for MVP Committee (@akycommenter) August 28, 2022
no way this isn’t a top 10 catch of all time https://t.co/V2QStwFOCi
— 🇵🇷ant (@ma_rivera96) August 28, 2022
That’s insane https://t.co/CAkI6RzNDm
— Tim Hyde (@thydelr) August 28, 2022
Flying Squirrels have a Flying Catcher on their roster. https://t.co/akmwumbqdO
— RI Baseball Experience (@the_ribbe) August 28, 2022
I can’t tell you how many times he practices this daily…
I’m kidding. This is just absurdly great.. https://t.co/H6w4FAVClO
— GabeAlvarez (@GabeAlvarez) August 28, 2022
never seen anything like this https://t.co/NtrRrJOv7K
— Wilson (@bordersroad) August 28, 2022
My God that was impressive! Love catchers that can athlete! https://t.co/zreAgchjET
— Tim Nelson (@neltimothy78) August 28, 2022
something tells me that this isn’t the first time he’s done this https://t.co/33HaQUVCG4
— Capp (@BillyCappuccio) August 28, 2022
Unbelievable athletic play. Auerbach has tremendous versatility as he can play all over the diamond. https://t.co/tkHNwRy7ik
— Dan Coccimiglio (@DancMonsterSlam) August 28, 2022
