‘Unbelievable’ grab by Martin slows Astros

TORONTO — Russell Martin proved once again on Sunday afternoon why he is known as one of the best defensive catchers in all of baseball.

Martin showed off his athleticism by making another highlight-reel catch in Toronto’s 9-2 victory over the Astros at Rogers Centre. Martin ranged deep into foul territory and then sprawled out over the railing in front of Houston’s dugout to make the momentum-slowing catch.

The play required a little bit of everything. Speed, balance and excellent hand-eye coordination. It should come as no surprise that Martin possesses all of those attributes, but he reminded anyone who had forgotten in the series finale.

“You don’t get those opportunities very often,” Martin said. “It was just nice that it came up in kind of a big situation and kind of sparked the guys after [the Astros] hit a couple of balls hard. [We] weathered the storm a little bit and got us back in the right direction.”

Toronto was leading, 5-2, in the top of the seventh when Martin made his spectacular grab, but …

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