The Washington Nationals’ center fielder inched closer toward the NL lead in outfield assists Tuesday night when he picked up a ball to his left on a hop, planted with his momentum pulling him toward right field and fired a 97-mph screamer to nail José Peraza at third.
“The tag Anthony [Rendon] made was incredible,” Nats manager Davey Martinez told reporters after the game. “But Victor’s got an incredible arm. When he started throwing to third I was like, ‘Oh boy.’ And the play was unbelievable.”
Statcast clocked the throw at 97.