Tag: Matt Thaiss

Umpire couldn’t believe how Guardians’ Steven Kwan’s single ridiculously toed the infield foul line

That’s not something you see everyday!

As one of the hotter teams in baseball of late, the Guardians have won seven of their last eight games to maintain a division lead in the AL Central.

And while Cleveland’s been pitching well and hitting well and, you know, doing all the good things you’d want the diamond — we got an excellent example of “everything come up Guardians” on Tuesday night against the Angels (-1.5).

In a tie 1-1 game at the bottom of the fifth inning, Cleveland’s Steven Kwan was at the plate to face L.A.’s Joe Suarez. When Kwan created contact on a soft chopper to the right, all weirdness and chaos broke out around the foul line.

You see, Kwan’s ball landed perfectly and was quite literally just fair. When Angels’ catcher Matt Thaiss and an umpire watched it roll and stop perfectly, the latter couldn’t believe it before pointing “fair.”

Oh yeah. You probably haven’t seen a better-placed hit all MLB season than Kwan’s. Of course the Guardians would go on to win 3-1. And the reaction from everyone involved is very appropriate for this very fair ball.