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Kansas City Royals with the unusual double-play (Video)

By Will Osgood

Apr 20, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Edinson Volquez (36) delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 20, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Edinson Volquez (36) delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Kansas City Royals turned out one of the more unusual double plays you’ll see this season on Sunday afternoon. 

The 6-4-3 double play isn’t in itself anything strange or unusual. In fact, it is probably the most common of all double play combinations. But on Sunday, the Kansas City Royals, by necessity, put a new twist on it against the Detroit Tigers.

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Christian Colon, normally a second baseman but starting at shortstop on Sunday, began the double play by ranging quickly to his right on a low lined shot from Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler. He easily snared and noticed that a the Tigers baserunner got much too far off second base when the ball was hit.

And so Colon fired it to Omar Infante who in almost one motion tagged the diving baserunner before throwing a laser to first to just narrowly get Kinsler for the double play. Here’s the video.


Though the Royals ended up losing the game 6-4, it once again proved that which we already knew: the Royals are as good as it gets in baseball defensively, doing things that are seemingly inexplicable but often work just because it’s the Royals doing them.

This team is magical, even though it’s also quirky and crazy. That combination makes them as fun as any team in baseball.

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