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Enrique Hernandez ran all the way in from center field to catch Keon Broxton in an unassisted rundown

On Enrique Hernández's Twitter account, he describes himself as "Super Utility for the Los Angeles Dodgers." Note the adjective "super." Having played every single position outside of pitcher and catcher, he's not just your everyday utility man, and he proved that on Friday against the Brewers in the Dodgers' 6-4 win.
Although Hernandez started in center field, one hit in the fifth inning allowed him to show off his skills in the outfield and the infield on the same play. Manny Piña and Keon Broxton led off the frame with back-to-back singles for the Brewers, and after faking a bunt, Wade Miley slapped a single toward Hernandez in shallow center.
Pina was held up at third base, but Broxton kept running and got himself caught between second and third. While Hernandez could have thrown it in, he was so close to the infield already that he simply allowed his shortstop instincts to take over:

Who needs the help? Hernandez can do it all himself.
Chances are that most fans at Miller Park had never seen an unassisted putout like that from center.

We couldn't believe it, either!
"[He] has really good feel around the diamond, and that play to keep his head up and get the trail runner, that was a big out," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game to MLB.com's Stephen Cohn.
Perhaps to emphasize his "super utility" status, Hernandez also added a three-run homer in the top of the ninth to give the Dodgers some insurance runs:

He wasn't kidding around. That's super.

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