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What will you tell your grandchildren about the strangest double play in postseason history? Here's everything you need to know about it.
The National League Championship Series kicked off Monday night with a dramatic win for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but social media went into a frenzy during the game after the Milwaukee Brewers pulled off one of the most unprecedented plays in MLB history.
With Max Muncy at the plate for the Dodgers with the bases loaded and one out, he drove a 92 mph cutter to straight away center field. Sal Frelick made a leaping attempt to rob the would-be grand slam. And he did just enough, making contact with the ball and then catching it off the bounce from the wall.
Sal Frelick was still mad after a rare 8-6-2 Brewers double play vs. the Dodgers in the NLCS despite helping shift momentum Milwaukee’s way.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Teoscar Hernández Addresses Baserunning Gaffe That Led to Brewers' Wild Double Play. The Brewers turned one of the most improbable double plays in MLB postseason history on Monday night, thanks to some abysmal baserunning from Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández.
If you needed a moment or three to process the madness that was the remarkable Brewers double play in Monday's NLCS Game 1, you weren't alone.