I'm pretty sure the 2nd baseman covering 2nd was a mistake on his part. That's too risky of an assumption that the play was going to third base on the bunt. The first baseman ducked when Arrenado fieleded the ball so that tells you he was possibly expecting a throw to first base.

If the second baseman did his job and covered 1st, they would have had a double play and possibly a triple play if runner going to second tried to stretch for 3rd.

Best eye coordination.. MLB should learn from this.✨

what happens if he bunts up the first base line? 2nd base has to beat him there?

Zero reason for the 2B to stay at 2B. He can hold runner and still get to first in case of a bobble or a slow batter-runner who could possibly get doubled up.

tie game in the seventh with the bottom of the line-up... bunt called to move 2 runners into scoring position and stay out of a possible double play. that gives lead off an opportunity to just drive something hard and deep for a tag up, or possibly drive two runs in on a base hit. ground ball or shallow fly still gives you one more opportunity to drive a run or two in with two outs. as for defense, good call. good execution. i'd run the wheel with 0 outs to try to get the lead run to preserve the double play. if failed, you still have the force at home the next play then to first to double up. if successful, you eliminate the deep drive to tag possibility, you preserve the double play with 1 out, and only 1 runner in scoring position instead of 2.

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Great approach guys. I thank you for sharing and I’m going to use your method.

Bro I can’t even see the catch!

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Wrong advice, 2nd covers 1st base not 2nd.

I picked up a bucket of balls someone was selling in offer up. Needed them to help my kids with baseball they are 4-7 years old. The older fella I bought them off of also had 6-7 small whiffle balls in the bucket and swore his son said they were the best tool/practice lesson he had.

Catcher should never have thrown it

It was a terrible bunt. The bunt should have been to the 1st base line. A right-handed 1st baseman cannot make that play very easily. Poor bunt in the situation. If he bunts it past the first baseman, there is nobody at the bag...Always hit behind the runners

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I am a coach from Taiwan ,could you offer me the original film of this play? I want to teach my players in Chinese, thanks.

The only thing that I see that maybe could have been done different is the base runner could have slid further to the outside to avoid the catcher's foot and make the catcher have to move his glove further to tag him.

If you know he's bunting, why not move in the center fielder to cover 2nd and have a 5 man infield? Bring the right and left fielders a little more towards center to close the gap. In my mind, the 1B and 3B are charging, SS goes to cover 3rd, 2B covers first and CF covers second.

Ok not sure if you’re gonna see this but on this play why does the second basemen cover second instead of first; what if Arenado were to fumble the ball, do u think he would have enough time to make the play at second rather than first

Great drills! Thanks Coach Brad and Nate!

I have told higher level catchers that they are stealing strikes from their pitcher. I might say, something like, "If it is a marginal pitch and you move the glove, what does that tell me?" Or, "If you hold that pitch, you might get that call." Another is, "stop framing those pitches, the only person you aren't fooling on this field is me. You are catching the pitch for me. Not the fans." You might be surprised how many better catchers can make that adjustment. This is good work by the catcher in this video.

great vid