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The Blue Jays pulled off a fake double play to confuse Blake Swihart on a routine fly ball

By Eric Chesterton

When there's a runner on first and fewer than two outs, you know the defense will be looking to turn a double play on a grounder in the infield. But, if the batter hits a routine fly ball to the outfield, that plan is usually called off. 
But it doesn't have to be that way. As the Blue Jays showed in the seventh inning of Saturday's game against the Red Sox, it's very possible to still get that double play on a flyout to the left fielder. All it takes is a little bit of acting:

Skip the nomination process! Just give Academy Awards to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Aledmys Díaz right now. Their exquisite performance fooled Blake Swihart so badly that a routine fly ball to left field turned into a double play. That's special.

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