A spectacular defensive play earned the Salt Lake Bees the No. 1 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.
During Saturday night’s game against the Tacoma Rainers, Rainers right fielder Trey Amburgey hit a ground ball and Bees second baseman Jake Palomaki made a diving play to field it. Without looking, Palomaki made a backhanded flip to shortstop David Fletcher, who plays for the Los Angeles Angels and is down with the Bees on a rehab assignment. Fletcher caught the flip bare-handed and threw it to first base, with the throw just beating Amburgey.
hey @SportsCenter is this Top 10 worthy?😏 pic.twitter.com/E7l7JapUKy
— Salt Lake Bees (@SaltLakeBees) July 24, 2022
The Bees’ Twitter account shared a video of the play with the caption, “hey @SportsCenter is this Top 10 worthy?”
It was.
The incredible defensive play was No. 1 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 that night.
Yes it is… pic.twitter.com/VrxQWoIYoC
— keithhall (@keithhall) July 24, 2022
Throwing runners out in style 🤩 #SCtop10
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 24, 2022
(via @SaltLakeBees)pic.twitter.com/RVuYnGzd0B