A throw to home plate beat Dee Gordon, but he made a picture-perfect slide to score
Saturday night was the Mariners' Spring Training finale at Peoria Stadium, and the lucky fans in attendance were in for a treat. They got to see not only a 7-3 win over the Cubs, but also a baserunning clinic from speedster
A leadoff homer from
The only problem was that Segura's single was hit a little too hard. Center fielder Albert Almora got to the ball quickly and threw in to home plate. Third base coach Scott Brosius saw this and held up the stop sign. Gordon didn't listen ...
... and he scored anyway, thanks to a fantastic slide.
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