Mike Trout robs Yoenis Cespedes of homer, Coco Crisp steals one from Josh Hamilton in retribution
Mike Trout and Coco Crisp steal homers in same game
In the first inning of Wednesday's Athletics-Angels game, Yoenis Cespedes smacked a home run to left center field. Only someone forgot to tell Mike Trout:
That's the kind of play that makes Mike Trout so ... Mike Trout. Who else could make a catch like that seem so effortless and inevitable? Who else could make a catch like that at all?
Oh wait, Coco Crisp did the same thing to Josh Hamilton in the next inning, keeping the score tied at 0-0:
There's only one explanation: just being in Angel Stadium gives you home-run-robbing superpowers.
Later in the game, Cespedes was able to get the Angels back -- he produced a fitting encore to his mind-boggling throw from Tuesday night when he similarly gunned down Albert Pujols at third in the sixth inning: