Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Crawford combined for a circus catch in last nights game against the Houston Astros. Sandoval AKA The Kung Fu Panda made a mad dash from third base to chase down a foul ball. He got to the spot but over-pursued and ended up falling over, losing control of the ball. Enter shortstop Brandon Crawford. This bro hustled over from his position to make arguably the catch of the year!
Not sure why, but the play-by-play guys description of the catch comes off a bit weird:
How many times do you see two players dive for the same pop-up and they each touch it?
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