With two outs within the backside of the third inning within the San Diego Padres’ Monday sport in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia was poised to take a four-run lead. Padres heart fielder Jackson Merrill had different plans.
Phillies outfielder Max Kepler related with the primary pitch he noticed from San Diego starter Matt Waldron, lifting a towering fly ball in the direction of heart subject. Merrill tracked the ball’s arc till he reached the warning observe, ultimately working out of actual property with the outfield wall approaching.
So Merrill went one other path: up.
The middle fielder leaped within the air and reached his left arm to the sky to make a outstanding catch, coming to the bottom with the would-be residence run ball nestled in his glove.
JACKSON MERRILL ARE YOU SERIOUS?! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/9zycPrPLvE
— MLB (@MLB) June 30, 2025
The sport was Merrill’s eighth since coming back from a concussion sustained in mid-June. The 22-year-old outfielder is at present hitting .294 on the season — his second within the majors — with 5 residence runs and 26 RBIs.