Overview
- Gabriel Rincones Jr. made the unusual play on Sunday, July 19, taking sunglasses off his hat and putting them on while a fly ball was in the air so he could track and catch it.
- The catch stood but the delay left Rincones out of position and his throw to the plate was late, allowing Juan Soto to score from third.
- Rincones told Phillies Nation the sun briefly hid the ball and said he felt no panic when he grabbed the shades but admitted the move left him "flat‑footed" and hurt the throw.
- Video of the sequence quickly went viral and drew stunned, often bemused reactions from both the Phillies' and Mets' broadcast booths.
- A minute‑earlier, White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami had a similar sunglasses mishap in a different game, highlighting how wearing shades on a cap can backfire in bright conditions and the trade‑offs between improvisation and throwing fundamentals.