Royals outfielder Jorge Soler backed up to the Kauffman Stadium fence in right field as he watched a fly ball slice through the air on Wednesday afternoon.
The ball, hit by Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager, didn’t sound like it would carry beyond the warning track. Off the bat, it traveled with an exit velocity of 95.6 mph — not exactly a screamer. It had just a 14 percent chance of becoming a hit, according to MLB.com’s Statcast system.
Yet, as the ball approached the outer edges of the field, Soler jumped to make a play and came up empty.