Harris sprints to wall, scales it for sensational theft

ATLANTA — When a ball is smoked 104.2 mph off the bat, there’s typically not loads of room to react. But Michael Harris II defied logic on an unimaginable theft on the wall throughout the Braves’ 11-4 win over the Phillies on Sunday evening.

“He can naturally go get the ball better than anybody I’ve played with,” mentioned first baseman Matt Olson, who was mic’d up for the inning.

Kyle Schwarber’s drive to useless heart subject soared 409 ft, and Harris needed to put his head down and dash to the wall as quickly the ball was hit. Harris traveled 76 ft after which in a single movement went into his leap, even needing to contort his physique barely to succeed in again for the ball.

“I was just trying to get to the wall in time to find it and make a good play,” Harris mentioned throughout an in-game interview on ESPN. “We play them a lot, so I kind of know how their swings work and how the ball flies off their bats.”

It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not Harris made the catch. He shook his head as he took a number of steps away from the outfield wall earlier than throwing the ball again towards the infield. 

“That’s pretty impressive, but not shocking in the least,” Braves beginning pitcher Spencer Strider mentioned. “It was hard to tell if he caught it or if he was mad at himself. So he put me through a bit of emotional roller coaster there for a moment.”