Mariners' Logan Gilbert 'caught' a 107.8 MPH hit in his jersey shirt, and there's a rule for that originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Every day, baseball promises the potential to show us something we've never seen before.
How about a line drive caught in a player's shirt?
Specifically, a 107.8 mile per hour line drive right into the jersey top of Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert.
Logan Gilbert "catches" a 108 mph comebacker...In his Jersey. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/siUR4jjcq4
It also counted as a hit for the A's Carlos Cortes, which had some people confused.
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You can't catch a baseball with anything other than your glove or hand.
This essentially counts as an equipment catch, as if he caught it in his hat. And that results in a dead ball and the awarding of a base as a hit.
Logan Gilbert just corralled a 107.8 mph comebacker -- in his jersey.Absolutely bizarre play, and Gilbert is then checked out by Mariners head athletic trainer Kyle Torgerson. But he'll remain in this game.And because it was considered out of play, it's ruled a base hit. pic.twitter.com/FdLopM73Mc
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This is one of those plays when the umpires learn the rules they may figure they'll never have to use it.
Well, it applied here. What a bizarre moment for the Mariners and A's, especially for Gilbert.
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