A minor league catcher dove into the netting behind home plate to make a ridiculous catch

We can’t stop watching this catch. Wow.

Catchers in baseball catch a lot of baseballs during their time behind home plate. The simple name of their position indicates just that. And while they catch a lot of baseballs, the majority of those catches are just of the routine variety.

Then we have what minor league catcher Brett Auerbach did last night against the Akron Rubberducks (what is an amazing nickname), which was nothing close to being routine. In fact, his catch on a foul ball hit behind the plate was one of the coolest catches I’ve ever seen a catcher make.

Auerbach, who plays for the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants), jumped right into the netting behind home to make a wild grab.

Check this out:

I can’t stop watching that.

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