Jacob Young, an outfielder with the Washington Nationals, is always making spectacular catches.
When Young made what should have been the undisputed Catch of the Year against the New York Mets on Sunday, it made headlines. A warning track ball popped out of the center fielder’s glove, and he kicked it into the air with his right leg before somehow catching it cleanly for an out.
One day later, the 26-year-old brought his circus act to Atlanta, Ga., as Young’s Nationals visited the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. With one out and one on in the bottom of the fifth inning, Braves batter Ha-Seong Kim tested Young with a hard line drive to shallow center field.
Young got the perfect jump to make a play on the low liner. The third-year pro slid to scoop up the ball, but once again had it squirt out of his glove. He juggled the ball into his off hand to make the catch, securing the second out of the inning in acrobatic fashion.
Fans may need to tune into the next Nationals game to see which body part Young uses next.