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Foul play in press box, but was it a catch?
- Updated: April 30, 2016
PHOENIX — There was plenty of foul play in the press box at Chase Field on Friday night.
Late in the game between the Rockies and the D-backs, a foul ball made its way toward the press box behind home plate. While most reporters scattered, one man, MLB.com’s D-backs beat reporter Steve Gilbert, rose to the occasion.
The ball caromed off the front ledge of the press box and bounced off the wall behind Gilbert. The veteran reporter caught it with one hand and handed it off to the reporter sitting next to him, all in one motion. He remained stoic the entire play.
It did bounce first, but yes I did catch it. I had to dodge @nickpiecoro who was diving under the desk. https://t.co/o2httzv09R
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) April 30, 2016
It did bounce first, but yes I did catch it. I had to dodge @nickpiecoro who was diving under the desk. https://t.co/o2httzv09R
It was Gilbert’s best press-box catch in a more than a decade, and he’s been sitting on press row at Chase Field since the ballpark opened.
“I just did what came …
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