r/baseball • u/MLBOfficial Major League Baseball • Mod Verified • Aug 18 '26
Players Only [HIGHLIGHT] FERNANDO TATIS JR. GRAND SLAM ROBBERY!
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u/wordsuponwords New York Mets Aug 18 '26
I mean, that was amazing. Fuck me.
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u/Asdilly Cleveland Guardians • Brewers Bandwag… Aug 18 '26
During times like these, you just have to tip your cap, because holy Christ that was good.
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u/bigbuckyoungnuts San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
what what?
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u/SuperBeavers1 New York Mets Aug 18 '26
Start with something soft please, we've been fucked a lot this season
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u/RobotArtichoke Athletics Aug 18 '26
In the butt
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u/Wafflebot17 New York Mets Aug 19 '26
You know, after winning 2-1 with throwing 3 runners out at the plate last night it’s hard to be upset.
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u/BaseballL0ver San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
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u/IchooseYourName San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
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u/KamartyMcFlyweight Miami Marlins • Boston Hunters Aug 19 '26
jesus christ his thighs he's built like mewtwo
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u/SactownKorean San Francisco Giants Aug 19 '26
That was hard as fuck. Can’t think of a better celebration he could have done.
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u/Douglas-MacArthur Colorado Rockies Aug 19 '26
Only better celebration I've seen for a super clutch act like that was Diggs in the Minnesota Miracle. Just launched his helmet, arms straight out palms up like he's in Gladiator, stone-faced the entire time as the crowd goes nuts and his teammates tackle him.
https://youtu.be/dzRRi2QcSEM?t=7
I'm not a Vikings fan but that was straight out of a movie, so was the call by Joe Buck for once.
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u/8696David San Diego Padres • Peter Seidler Aug 19 '26
Jesus Christ those quads need to be locked up
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u/KahunaThe85th New York Mets Aug 18 '26
Fernando why do this to me specifically
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u/alien_believer_42 San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
Fuck KahunaThe85th in particular -Nando
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u/Major-Thom Toronto Blue Jays Aug 19 '26
With just $5 a month, you can help KahunaThe85th and countless families…
In the arms of an angelllll
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u/Clipbored_ New York Mets Aug 18 '26
Because of course
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u/Bitter-Egg6293 San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
no literally you guys had enough runs saved yesterday
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u/Shmexy Atlanta Braves • San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
It’s because, that’s why
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u/ZachMtnbrgrRookieCrd San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
This must be the aura farming my kids are always talking about.
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u/gordong3ck0 Seattle Mariners Aug 19 '26
Tatis has aura man. The hat flying off and the stare down after that robbery was cold
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u/IchooseYourName San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
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u/doublegoldendragon Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 18 '26
He's so fucking cool I hate it
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u/garytyrrell San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
It’s not farming if it comes naturally. He’s just exuding aura.
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u/Doyoulikemypace Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 19 '26
This is exactly what he has: aura. Love to hate the guy. Amazing catch and just as amazing reaction.
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u/DorothyDrangus Chicago Cubs Aug 19 '26
The staredown had me just going "COLD." I never say that shit.
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u/smarjorie New York Mets • Hartford Yard Goats Aug 18 '26
I screamed in a way that made my girlfriend think I'd seriously injured myself
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u/SoDakZak Minnesota Twins Aug 19 '26
It’s 2026, it’s far past time we all realize serious injuries ain’t just physical. They can be emotional, psychological, spiritual, or… speaking as a Minnesota sports fan born December ‘91: generational.
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u/Noble_Flatulence Minnesota Twins Aug 19 '26
I'm old enough that I remember both the '87 and '91 World Series. I feel like Soran from Star Trek: Generations desperately trying to get back into the Nexus.
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u/KarateKicks100 Minnesota Twins Aug 19 '26
86 baby here. I'm numb and I will never be un-numb. Sports have ruined my life.
Go Twins.
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u/Herp_McDerp San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
I’m just glad my city is here. Being a San Diego fan for decades (I’m old) has been rough. We have never won any championships in the four major sports except for an AFL one way back in the day. Get to the Super Bowl? Face arguably the greatest football team ever or at least top 5. Get to the World Series in 98? Face against arguably the best baseball team ever or at least top 5. We had a shot in 84 but that’s about it for us.
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u/smarjorie New York Mets • Hartford Yard Goats Aug 18 '26
So the Mets defense took 4 runs away from the Padres last night, and now the Padres defense takes 4 runs away from the Mets tonight. Were even, let's both agree to stop
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u/SiphenPrax New York Mets Aug 19 '26
40 runs between both teams incoming tomorrow
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u/1egg40eggs Aug 18 '26
Lmao the pitcher had no idea what to do
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u/12345CodeToMyLuggage Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 19 '26
Wear glove as hat. Sent him right back to the jubilation of Little League.
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u/dontgetitwisted_fr Aug 19 '26
TIL Robbie Ray is still pitching
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u/cortesoft San Francisco Giants Aug 19 '26
Oh god, have we become the team that causes fans to forget their players still play? Are we the Rockies now?
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u/cantgrowneckbeardAMA San Francisco Giants • Sacrame… Aug 19 '26
You might wanna sit down for this.
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u/koticgood Seattle Mariners Aug 19 '26
Lmao same, as a Mariners fan seeing Robbie Ray with a glove on his head and jaw hanging open as he gets a grand slam was a bigger highlight than the incredible catch.
Apparently was an all star in 2025 too, before falling off in the 2nd half.
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u/ThlammedMyPenis San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
He's actually been real good the last couple years
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u/Ok_fine_Im_here White Sox Bandwagon • San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
Ray's reaction and the exchange with Merrill are both so good
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u/AnotherPersonPerhaps Seattle Mariners • New York Heights Aug 19 '26
He knew he had to put his glove on his head. What more do you want?
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u/ChrisFromSeattle San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
DRS of 4 in a single play
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u/TheFestusEzeli Toronto Blue Jays Aug 18 '26
Only the two of the best defensive players in the league could do something like this:
Fernando Tatis Jr and Jesus Sanchez
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u/kami232 San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
This is Jo Adell erasure
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u/King_Fluffaluff Seattle Mariners Aug 19 '26
Have to respect what he did.
I hate that he did it to us.
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u/Highfivebuddha New York Mets Aug 18 '26
Dude has swung 5 runs for the pads tonight
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u/Stlcards9881 Aug 19 '26
I don’t mean to sound ignorant, but is this actually what the statistics will do? Lol never actually seen such an obvious measurement of so many DRS
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u/wisrd Albuquerque Isotopes Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
It is not. Defensive statistics such as DRS/UZR/OAA are context neutral, meaning they ignore the base/out state and score. The sports info solutions website says that DRS starts its life as a context-dependent observation, but is rendered context-neutral through a proprietary and unpublished formula.
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u/cmgriffith_ New York Yankees Aug 18 '26
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u/swandor Seattle Mariners Aug 18 '26
Wrestling entrance right there
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u/theaverageaidan Chicago Cubs Aug 19 '26
BAH GAWD THATS TATIS WITH A STEEL CHAIR
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u/MrInfinity___ Toronto Blue Jays • Youppi Aug 18 '26
Singlehandedly beating the Mets
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u/DonnyDarkoScutaro San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
Personally responsible for a 5 run swing haha
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u/Singh31 Toronto Blue Jays • Sickos Aug 18 '26
He's gonna take Mrs. Met with him if this keeps going
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u/SkippableAd Cleveland Guardians Aug 18 '26
I love their commentator lol
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u/nemos_nightmare San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
We love him too! And Mud (Mark Grant) as well. They are the dynamic duo!!
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u/Bongopro San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
It must fucking suck not having Fernando Tatis Jr. on your team
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u/chrispar New York Mets Aug 19 '26
You’re welcome for breaking James Shields so that you guys could get him
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u/LambeauFields Toronto Blue Jays Aug 18 '26
This is what kids mean when they say aura
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u/the_comatorium San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
My jaw. The floor.
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u/AerieElectrical3546 Boston Red Sox Aug 18 '26
PLATINUM GLOVE
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u/ivanreyes371 Los Angeles Dodgers Aug 18 '26
I dont blame him. The way he just stands there... Aura.
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u/SDFriar Padres Bandwagon Aug 18 '26
Fernando +5 so far in 2 innings (+1 homer - -4 robbed grand slam)
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u/kbrut13 New York Mets Aug 18 '26
Mets broadcast had SUCH a good pan-in on Tatis after the catch, seeing him flip the ball to himself was smooth as hell.
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u/will122589 New York Mets Aug 18 '26
Fuck you Tatis, it’s in your blood to have Grand Slams be hit when a Tatis is playing.
Insane catch
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u/NanzLo- Dominican Republic Aug 18 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/xThuWhoaNyNBjTGERa
Nando after that catch
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u/PanicAtTheSisqo San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
After last night Fernando has decided to be the arbiter of all runs for this game.
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u/iheartsunny Florida Marlins Aug 18 '26
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u/fillingupthecorners Boston Red Sox Aug 19 '26
NANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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u/LordOscarthePurr San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
Listen, the man is never going back to your weather no matter how much he’s offered.
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u/GameBroJeremy Detroit Tigers Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
Mets try to Slam Diego, San Diego
Tatis Jr:
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u/Kooky-Process-8261 Seattle Mariners Aug 18 '26
Congrats to Robbie Ray for one of the best pitcher reactions I've ever seen. Lows, highs.
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u/ThatWrestlingGuy15 New York Yankees Aug 18 '26
This sexy mf is the coolest baseball player on planet Earth.
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u/Brave_Bench904 Philadelphia Phillies Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
How'd he get his hat to do that
This is grounds for investigation
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u/dwight_k_III Atlanta Braves Aug 19 '26
Their announcers really are fun to listen to
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u/Queen4Jesus Los Angeles Dodgers • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fig… Aug 18 '26
What a day he's having and it's just the second inning
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u/kami232 San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
Padres-Mets games through 2IP have been certainly something this week
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u/tinathefatlardgosh Athletics Aug 19 '26
Baseball God 1: How could you bestow such a power to any one player?
Baseball God 2: He was playing the Mets.
Baseball God 1: Very well, carry on.
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u/Legitimate-Elk8595 San Diego Padres Aug 19 '26
Tatis might be #1 in all sports at swagging out after an insane play. Nobody transitions as smoothly as he does
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u/Expensive-Step-6551 New York Mets Aug 18 '26
Robbie Ray better be shopping for some nice watches in the dugout to give to Fernando.
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u/Oponionated Colorado Rockies Aug 19 '26
This uhh.. this is one of the coldest plays in this games history.
Im going to tell my grandchildren I commented on the original post of this clip.
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u/tushshtup New York Mets Aug 19 '26
It's important that the mets do not have good moments
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u/Boulderdorf San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
Robbie you owe Nando a week's worth of dinner and some of your tightest pants for that
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u/Peripatetictyl MLB Pride Aug 19 '26
Slowing down the slow motion replay and watching his eyes track the ball, then leave and spot the wall and his leaping zone, and then executing…
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u/No-Cartographer1965 San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
Mets we need a truce let’s just stop hitting it to right field this series I don’t think it’s working out for either side
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u/Dr_Zman Aug 18 '26
Please tell me there's an angle where they don't cut away before he shows he has the ball. Unfathomable swag
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u/blazinit430 Aug 19 '26
Between this and the literal Mario Bros style double jump when he was playing shortstop, this dude is unreal defensively
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u/whsbear San Diego Padres Aug 18 '26
The hat falling behind him to complete the aura. oh my. full body chills
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u/SlyAbleman New York Mets Aug 18 '26
Normally I’d be screaming but we 1000% deserved that after last night. Still….fuck off
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u/Crabpeople-99 Milwaukee Brewers Aug 19 '26
I'll be impressed when he robs two grand slams in one inning.
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u/Charming_Elk4328 New York Mets Aug 18 '26
I think he robbed Vientos of a grand slam last year, too
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u/lionheart4life Baltimore Orioles Aug 19 '26
Not just a great catch, but the theatrics were top notch too.
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u/Alternative-Juice-15 Boston Red Sox Aug 19 '26
That was fucking awesome and Don Orsillo with the call
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