Friday night, former Virginia baseball star and current Los Angeles Dodger Chris Taylor had an awkward and thankfully not injury-causing run-in at first base.
Let’s set the scene.
The Dodgers were squaring off with the San Francisco Giants, and Taylor sent the ball to the left side of the infield in the bottom of the fifth inning. San Francisco third baseman Wilmer Flores fielded the ball, and launched the throw into the stratosphere trying to get Taylor out.
Pablo Sandoval, the 5-11, 268 pound first baseman for the Giants made a valiant effort at the ball, but had absolutely no chance.