Overview
- In Monday’s game Trammell circled the bases thinking he had homered after lifting the hardest-hit ball of the night, but Blue Jays center fielder Myles Straw leapt at the Daikin Park wall and made the catch.
- Statcast measured the hit at 110.4 mph with a 419-foot projection and a .960 expected batting average, and it said the ball would have been a home run in 25 of 30 MLB parks.
- Straw’s wall catch helped Toronto starter Shane Bieber work 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball and contributed to the Blue Jays’ 3-1 victory over the Astros.
- A video of Trammell finishing a home-run trot while the ball was caught went viral after being shared on social platforms, and Trammell responded the next night by hitting a legitimate three-run homer that broke open the game for Houston.
- The episode ties to Trammell’s career-best season so far and to how park factors and Statcast data can change outcomes, a detail that matters as the Astros navigate a tight AL West race.