
Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill robs Phillies home run with high-flying catch
J.J. Post
created: June 30, 2025, 8:34 p.m. | updated: July 1, 2025, 1:06 a.m.
Open Extended ReactionsWith two outs in the bottom of the third inning in the San Diego Padres' game Monday against the Phillies, Philadelphia was poised to take a four-run lead.
Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill had other plans.
Phillies outfielder Max Kepler connected with the first pitch he saw from San Diego starter Matt Waldron, lifting a towering fly ball to deep center.
The center fielder leaped into the air and reached his left arm toward the sky to make a remarkable catch, coming to the ground with the would-be home run ball nestled in his glove.
🤯 pic.twitter.com/9zycPrPLvE — MLB (@MLB) June 30, 2025The game was Merrill's eighth since returning from a concussion sustained in mid-June.
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