On Friday night we saw what had to be the best defensive play that Jesse Winker has ever made. The left fielder ranged back to the warning track before leaping at the wall and taking a home run away from Eric Hosmer.
This man deserves to be an All-Star!
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— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 19, 2021
Watching it live, the immediate reaction from Winker seemed to be one of “I would have had that if the fans hadn’t been there”, but it turned out that was the reaction of “heck yeah I caught that ball”.