Fernando Tatis Jr. has hit a couple of big home runs for the San Diego Padres in the playoffs this year and it looked like he might have had another one Wednesday night… until Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger made an incredible catch with his glove well over the wall.
It was a great catch at a huge moment because if Tatis hit that 2-run home run it would have given San Diego a one-run lead. Instead, the Dodgers held onto their lead in Game 2 of their NLDS and if they go on to big things in the postseason this play will be a key highlight.
Check this thing out:
NO WAY!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!?
Cody Bellinger ROBS Tatis of a 2-run HR!! pic.twitter.com/0VejV1v1ZJ
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 8, 2020
Cody Bellinger, you are ridiculous! pic.twitter.com/bYC47t4rlQ
— Cut4 (@Cut4) October 8, 2020
Here are some cool stats on that play:
The ball Fernando Tatis Jr just hit that Cody Bellinger robbed was hit 105 MPH at a 33 degree launch angle… That's a home run 80% !!! of the time. Incredible play. pic.twitter.com/q7jlQclzEW
— Daren Willman (@darenw) October 8, 2020
MLB fans rightly loved it:
Cody Bellinger just made the catch of the year. WOW 🧢 pic.twitter.com/X9CmLkrNpF
— Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) October 8, 2020
Take a bow, @Cody_Bellinger. Incredible.pic.twitter.com/5KGBVs9Wdp
— Dodger Blue (@DodgerBlue1958) October 8, 2020
I just popped so loud for this catch all the way out in Paris. Probably woke the whole floor at 5 am and I ain’t even sorry. https://t.co/0FwX3RnQmb
— Danny Brener (@DannyBrener) October 8, 2020
Cody Bellinger just saved the game!!!!!! What a flipping catch in CF. Robs Tatis Jr. of a two-run shot.
— Alanna Rizzo (@alannarizzo) October 8, 2020
OH MY GOD . . . WHAT A CATCH BY CODY BELLINGER!!!!
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) October 8, 2020
CODY BELLINGER TAKES A HOME RUN AWAY FROM FERNANDO TATIS JR OH MY GOD WHAT A CATCH pic.twitter.com/wO54DkSjof
— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) October 8, 2020
LET CODY BELLINGER BE PRESIDENT! pic.twitter.com/5qeueoUL5p
— Korked Bats (@korkedbats) October 8, 2020
