Magician Adam Wainwright presents caught comebacker as his latest trick (Video)
With this ridiculous comebacker catch, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright might really be a magician.
Some things will never change. For example, St. Louis Cardinals’ starting pitcher Adam Wainwright is back to doing ridiculous things at the mound. He closed out the first inning of Tuesday night’s Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with an absolutely unreal catch.
Facing his fourth batter of the night in Justin Turner, Wainwright ripped an 84-MPH cutter towards the outside that was just in reach for Turner. The third-baseman made contact and recoiled the ball at over 100-MPH back to the pitcher who somehow, someway grabbed the ball with his glove just inches before it collided with his face.
After making the catch to close the inning, Wainwright walked off the mound showing the ball in his hand like a magician showing the coin that he just made appear out of nowhere.
Waino. Athlete. pic.twitter.com/Mnevsg3qvX
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) October 7, 2021
Cardinals: Adam Wainwright is a magician on the mound
The catch wowed just about everyone at Dodger Stadium, and might have even impressed Cardinals’ catcher Yadier Molina. This is the 15th time Wainwright and Molinda have paired up in a playoff game for St. Louis.
That was 100.5 mph ... straight into Adam Wainwright's mitt pic.twitter.com/eDgI8nY4pT
— Zach Silver (@zachsilver) October 7, 2021
Adam Wainwright didn’t catch this ball. The ball caught Adam Wainwright pic.twitter.com/rkCJyI9DMM
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) October 7, 2021
Adam Wainwright after his catch lmao https://t.co/wMUCIkFVYr
— Alex 👋 (@Dubs408) October 7, 2021
An unbelievable catch by #STLCards Pitcher Adam Wainwright! That line drive could have killed a man, but Wainwright made it look calm and cool. 105 mph exit velocity right to the palm. 😮 #COM3162021
— cameron arnold (@CameronCOM316) October 7, 2021
As ridiculous as this was, Wainwright’s not a stranger to these moments. The two-time Gold Glove pitcher has made a career of dazzling throws and catches. The absurd catch was just the latest of magic tricks from the 40-year-old ace who is seeking to claim his second World Series title in his 16-year career.
Did Joe West find one of those Harry Potter wands in Adam Wainwright’s uniform when he checked for substances? Waino just abracadabra’d that catch to end the first inning.#STLFLY #STLvsLAD #MLBPostseason
— Brian Shoemaker (@brian_shoemaker) October 7, 2021
Wainwright just might be a wizard.
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