Cain's home run theft earns Play of the Week

July 22nd, 2019

is making a habit out of snagging the Play of the Week award presented by W.B. Mason, just as he’s been snagging baseballs that have no business being caught for as long as we can remember. Major League Baseball honored Cain with the award yet again, for his home run-saving catch on an Eduardo Escobar fly ball on Thursday in Arizona, in a 5-1 Brewers win.

The game was scoreless with two outs in the bottom of the first, when it appeared that Escobar had hit a solo home run to the right of the 413 sign in center field to give the D-backs an early 1-0 lead. But, not so fast, said Cain with his glove, leaping to his left to snag the ball just over the yellow part of the fence.

All Escobar could do was tip his helmet in acknowledgement, as he ceased his trot around the bases and instead headed to the dugout having made the third out of the inning.

It’s the third time Cain has been honored with the Play of the Week this season. Nobody else has even won it twice.