Major League Baseball is 10 days away from its scheduled opening day, but we might already have the catch of the season.
And it came from a Detroit Tigers intrasquad scrimmage.
The Tigers’ Twitter account shared a video on Monday of outfielder Riley Greene absolutely robbing C.J. Cron of a sure home run. Cron reached down and golfed a high fly ball to left field, and as Greene tracked the ball’s flight, he went nearly full extension over the wall to bring the ball back.
But watch this catch with the sound on because the audible reaction from the players was so good. Everyone went nuts.
Look familiar? He went full Mike Trout with that grab.
You almost have to feel for Cron there because he had no business hitting *that* pitch as well as he did. And Greene — his teammate! — did him no favors by robbing the homer.
And let’s be honest: In a 60-game season, it’ll be awfully difficult to top that effort.
