Another big league principle to infield play is hand presentation:
Palm above the ball and snipe the pocket. Look at how the ball is controlled with no rattle.Listen to the ball hitting the glove. That’s what good catch sounds like.
Mini thread 🧵⬇️
"I was in L.A. watching [Eddie Murray] take batting practice... the whole 1st round was the ugliest swings I've seen in my life... I walked up to him and said Eddie what were you trying to do in that 1st round? He goes, that was infield back man on 3rd less than 2 outs I got 2 strikes and I'm just trying to put it in play"
Will Clark tells the story of watching Eddie Murray prepare in batting practice and how it changed his thought process.
Bobby Witt Jr. high IQ fake tag to likely save a run. May not matter, has been done before, but still to fool Herrera on a throw that wasn't even close .. well played.