SS Andrelton Simmons performed some kind of gymnastics stunt on the Seattle Mariners’ Jean Segura.
Andrelton Simmons performed some David Blaine magic on Saturday night. He also could be a part-time gymnast because of his wild tag out during a game against the Seattle Mariners.
There are a lot of descriptions that fit what Simmons did. On the one hand, he defied all flavors of gravity by bending backwards, bending his body in an unnatural position to get an out. Then again, he also pretended to be Neo from The Matrix.
Either way, Simmons made his catch-and-tag maneuver look too easy. While he has been exposed to endless training on this matter, it’s still an amazing feat. That doesn’t restrict Simmons’ play to just the physics either.
For the record, this isn’t a new thing for Simmons. Since making his MLB debut in 2012 with the Atlanta Braves, Simmons would earn himself the title of an acrobat. It’s quite possible he enjoys contorting his body in awkward positions. After all, he has no problem in sacrificing himself to make a play.
Before the majors, though, Simmons wasn’t a somebody. He attend Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, OK, a city of some 19,000 people. Nevertheless, Simmons, yet again, defied the odds and would later be drafted in the second round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft.
After college, Simmons spent only a few years in the city that’s home to Coca-Cola, but in 2015, he found greener pastures in the City of Angels. That pasture, by the way, would come equipped with a seven-year, $58 million contract with the Angels.
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As Opening Week concludes, Andrelton Simmons leads the Angels’ roster in hits (8) and batting average (.421). And that says a fair amount in a roster, of which features one of the MLB’s most marketable players in Mike Trout, along with growing potential in RF Kole Calhoun. Once their series with the Mariners wraps up, the Angels will then face the Rangers at-home, followed by a road trip with the Royals.