Jackie Bradley Jr. denied Yunel Escobar of extra bases with a full extension leaping grab

By Adrian Garro

July 21, 2017

Well, he did it again.
Just days after robbing serial home run masher Aaron Judge of another tally on his resume with a dinger-robbing catch at Fenway Park, Jackie Bradley Jr. brought his defensive tour to the West Coast on Friday night in Boston's series-opening 6-2 win over the Angels.
Yunel Escobar cracked a Chris Sale offering deep to right-center, the type of drive that seemed destined for extra bases ... but not so:

And the freeze-frame (note Mookie Betts' perfect vantage point):

Per Baseball Savant, Bradley Jr.'s running, leaping grab looked like this:

JBJ, just...wow.

Teams in this article:

Boston Red Sox

Players in this article:

Jackie Bradley Jr.

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