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Guardians pitcher Zach Plesac made the absolute coolest barehanded play for the out at first

Plesac definitely planned to throw the ball this way.

It’s still a bit early to talk about postseason positioning, but the Guardians are definitely in a good spot just about halfway through June.

At 28-27, Cleveland isn’t blowing the competition away, but they’re within striking distance of the AL Wild Card (one game back) and just four back of the Twins in the AL Central. One extended winning streak or solid month’s stretch of games could have the Guardians sitting pretty.

For that to happen, they’ll need some of their players to come through with Herculean efforts every now and then. The latest hero was Zach Plesac, who turned a routine shallow grounder against the Athletics (+1.5) into one of the best plays we’ll see this entire MLB season.

Words don’t do it justice, so we’ll let Plesac do the “talking”:

Oh. My. Goodness.

Imagine having the wherewithal to take that shallow ball, barehand it, fade away with balance and perfectly throw the ball across the diamond for the out. Clearly, Plesac is a baseball wizard.

Oakland went on to beat the Guardians, 10-5, but at least Cleveland got a reminder that they do have heroes waiting to save the day.

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Terry Francona’s son rips Zach Plesac for posting anti-media rant after breaking COVID protocol

Sit this one out, Zach.

Cleveland Indians pitcher Zach Plesac — along with teammate Mike Clevinger — have been quarantined from the team after they were caught breaking MLB’s COVID-19 protocols during a weekend series in Chicago.

Plesac was out with friends and didn’t return until the early morning hours. And in Clevinger’s case, the team didn’t realize Clevinger had also broken protocol until they had already flown back to Cleveland. It was a terrible look for both players, especially when the Cardinals are still dealing with a team-wide outbreak. You’d think other players would take it more seriously.

But on Thursday, Plesac posted a long Instagram video to tell his side of the story. In doing so, he blamed the media for how he and Clevinger had been portrayed.

The rant didn’t go over well with his manager’s son, Nick, though.

Nick — the son of Indians manager Terry Francona — took to Twitter on Thursday and shared the six-plus minute video, telling Plesac to “shut the (expletive) up until he can demonstrate he isn’t an oxygen thief.”

In his video, Plesac said that the media was “terrible.” He also claimed that he followed Ohio’s health guidelines (he was in Illinois while breaking MLB’s rules) by going out to dinner with a group of eight buddies and then going back to someone’s home.

Plus, shooting an entire six-minute video while driving probably wasn’t the best way to demonstrate a serious appreciation for public health.

Instead of blaming the media, Plesac should probably focus on mending a damaged relationship with his teammates. That video won’t help.

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