While Billy Hamilton and his amazing speed always leave you wanting more offensively, he’s a remarkable center fielder and frequently saves runs with his glove.
Hamilton showed off those skills in the seventh inning of Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter hit a deep flyball to center field. He didn’t appear to get a good read on at first, but still had time to recover and climb the wall like a superhero to rob Carpenter of a dinger.
Check out this absurd play:
No debate: @BillyHamilton with the CATCH. OF. THE. YEAR.#RedsCountry https://t.co/EAsdWFBcCu
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 14, 2018
Cincinnati pitcher Amir Garrett’s reaction said it all:
Billy Hamilton has that effect on people.#RedsCountry pic.twitter.com/2E9Odg839T
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 14, 2018
It doesn’t get better than that, and put the cherry on top of a very nice 9-1 victory for the Reds.
