Grimm takes ‘defensive highlight’ off bucket list

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ST. LOUIS — Cubs reliever Justin Grimm is a hockey fan as long as the Chicago Blackhawks are playing, and he made a nifty Blackhawks-worthy glove save on Tuesday night and crossed another item off his bucket list when he snared Aledmys Diaz’s grounder between his legs.

“I’ve always wanted to do that, whether it’s behind the back, between the legs,” Grimm said after the Cubs’ 12-3 win over the Cardinals. “I actually told the umpire that. It was pretty cool little play.”

The Cardinals had a runner at second and two outs in the eighth when Diaz hit the comebacker to Grimm, who spun and calmly gloved the ball, then threw to first. It was just one more highlight in the victory.

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