It was amazing enough that Padres’ third baseman Yangervis Solarte made a dynamite catch while diving into the stands against the Giants on Friday night. But more amazing was what the umpire pulled out of Solarte’s mitt when he came out of the crowd:
Cheese? Yes. Nacho cheese. Somehow, cheese got on the ball even though the ball, perhaps through the holes in the webbing. Probably cheese that had been sitting out for five or six innings. Eww. But it least it matches the Padres uniforms so Solarte could wipe it on himself and nobody would know.