Let’s Appreciate This Play By Matt Chapman Some More

Just enjoy this play from Matt Chapman.

Aug 1, 2018, 12:00 AM Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:32 am

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This play is absolutely amazing.

Matt Chapman, future Gold Glove third baseman of the Oakland Athletics, makes this look so easy but it isn’t. Left-handed batter Yangervis Solarte is up, so the A’s have a shift that places Chapman at a shallow shortstop position. The ball is hit towards third base. Chapman moves to his right and grabs the ball across his body while fading back and turns around and throws a bullet about 120 feet to get Solarte by three steps. It’s just amazing. Watch it at least five times and be amazed every time.