Cincinnati Reds center fielder TJ Friedl saved the game on Tuesday night with a home run robbery that will live on his highlight reel forever.
With the Reds leading the Milwaukee Brewers 4–2 in the ninth inning and the Brewers down to their last out with a man on second, pinch hitter Jake Bauers stepped to the plate and smacked what looked like a surefire, game-tying home run.
But Friedl refused to let the game slip away, tracking the ball and making a leaping grab, pulling the ball back from beyond the fence to steal the home run and end the game.
Reds win, cue the fireworks.
TJ FRIEDL ROBS A GAME-TYING HOMER TO END THE GAME 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Svmwf17yr7
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Look at this beauty.
TJ Friedl called GAME 😮 pic.twitter.com/cYkjkdLuY3
— MLB (@MLB) June 4, 2025
If you were thinking “Wow, that is a catch you literally dream about,” Friedl agrees, and said as much after the game.
“You dream of that as a kid—as an outfielder growing up—in your backyard robbing home runs,” Friedl told reporters. “You always dream of walk-offs, but ending it like that was special.”
This one wasn’t a dream TJ—that’s a real play you just made in the majors.
There’s simply nothing like a game-saving catch.
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