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Denzel Clarke makes catch of the year to rob a home run

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao | Last updated Jun 9, 2025 11:40 PM ET

Denzel Clarke’s Gold Glove case continues to grow one spectacular play at a time.

The Athletics center fielder made headlines last month when he pulled off a Spider-Man catch to prevent what would have been a 407-foot home run off the bat of Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk. Clarke, a Toronto native, leapt over the wall to make the grab in front of his hometown crowd at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada.

But as incredible a catch as that was, Clarke was able to one-up himself in the first inning of Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels. A’s pitcher Grant Holman hung a breaking ball that Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel sent deep to left-center field.

The ball would probably be a home run 99% of the time. Unfortunately for Schanuel, Clarke wanted to be in the 1%.

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Clarke threw his body past the wall to make an electric catch, robbing Schanuel of a home run. Both Holman and Schenuel were left speechless as Clarke made the near-impossible play.

The catch was so good that the crowd started cheering for Clarke despite the A’s outfielder taking away a run for the home team. The applause continued for well over a minute.

The highlight play will be the Catch of the Year only until Clarke does something even more preposterous.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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