Adolis Garcia might’ve made the catch of the year.
With one out in the top of the second inning and the Rangers leading 2–0, Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos — who tends to find himself in the middle of big moments — slapped a shallow fly ball into right field.
Garcia charged in at full speed, attempting a basket catch below his beltline.
The ball bounced off his glove, ricocheted off his leg, and appeared destined to drop, which would’ve been bad news for the Rangers.
However, Garcia, maintaining his focus, reached out with his bare left hand and miraculously secured the ball before it hit the ground.
It was an unbelievable, immediate “catch of the year” candidate.
The catch proved to be a big one in terms of maintaining the Rangers’ lead, but the Phillies went on to win the contest 4-2, continuing to build their National League East division lead over the slumping Mets.
Garcia and the Rangers dropped to 60-59 on the season.
This season, the two-time All-Star and former Gold Glove winner has a .661 OPS and is struggling individually.
Garcia, however, is still packing some pop.
The 32-year-old Cuban has 16 home runs and 63 RBIs this season and has 96 hits on the year.
Garcia also has 23 doubles.
