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A minor league baseball player hit the weirdest fair ball that we’ve ever seen

How is this even possible?!

Baseball has been being played for like 700 years (give or take) and you’d think everything that could happen in a game has already happened in a game.

Lots of us baseball watchers can probably say rather confidently that we’ve seen it all. Been there, done that. Can’t be surprised by anything that ever pops up for the rest of time.

Well, then something happens in a minor league baseball game that erases all that confidence and leaves us in awe.

Check out this fair ball that was hit by Ernie Clement of the Columbus Clippers last night in Toledo. This thing just dug itself right into the Earth in front of the plate and stayed there:

WEIRD, RIGHT??!!

So what happened after that? Sadly there isn’t any video of that but we do know it went as a groundout to the catcher:

Twitter had reactions.

Former Notre Dame players in the minor leagues in 2022

Who should you keep tabs on this summer?

With Major League Baseball held up by a lockout, fans of America’s pastime might have to look elsewhere to get their fix for now. College baseball is the most obvious one at the moment since that season already has started. If fans have a little more patience, they will be able to keep up with the minor leagues in a month. Although there are much fewer teams than before, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of players to keep track of.

If you’re wondering if any former Notre Dame players are in the minors, you’re in luck. When the season begins, there will be quite a few players who once wore blue and gold working continuing their journey to baseball’s top level. If MLB gets its act together before it loses its whole season, you might see a few of these names with their parent club later this summer. Here’s who to look out for both this year and beyond: