Marlins outfielders collide, knock fly ball over wall to give Braves star a home run in brutal mishap
The Miami Marlins outfielders took the definition of outfield assist to a whole new level.Normally, an outfield assist is credited to an outfielder when they throw a ball into the infield to record an out against a baserunner. In the bottom of the third inning of the Marlins’ 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday at Truist Park, they did the complete opposite of recording an outfield assist.With a man on first base, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
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The Miami Marlins outfielders took the definition of outfield assist to a whole new level.Normally, an outfield assist is credited to an outfielder when they throw a ball into the infield to record an out against a baserunner. In the bottom of the third inning of the Marlins’ 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday at Truist Park, they did the complete opposite of recording an outfield assist.With a man on first base, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hammered Marlins' starter Janson Junk’s 79-mph sweeper to deep left-center field but didn’t quite get enough of it to clear the wall.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMLuckily for Acuña, Marlins left fielder Heriberto Hernández and center fielder Esteury Ruiz did not communicate about who was going to catch the deep fly ball, and they collided with each other on the warning track. When Ruiz and Hernandez collided, the ball popped up and over the wall for a home run.The two outfielders looked around on the ground for the ball only to realize they had knocked it over the wall.Acuña stood on first base for a couple of seconds, unsure if it was a home run before he eventually rounded the bases.
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- The Miami Marlins outfielders took the definition of outfield assist to a whole new level.Normally, an outfield assist is credited to an outfielder when they throw a ball into the infield to record an out against a baserunner. In the bottom of the third inning of the Marlins’ 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday at Truist Park, they did the complete opposite of recording an outfield assist.With a man on first base, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
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