Victor Robles is a danger to himself and others. In Robles’s short time in a Mariners uniform, we’ve quickly grown used to his max effort defense, electric baserunning, and melodramatic panache. It’s a thrill ride, and it wins baseball games, but it comes with risk. And we saw the results in the ninth inning of the Mariners’ 5-4 loss to the Giants in San Francisco this afternoon.
With the game tied, a runner on first, and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Patrick Bailey sent a ball soaring into the right field corner. After covering more ground than a David Foster Wallace essay, Robles somehow made the grab and went tumbling into the net, appearing to dislocate his shoulder in the process.