Jersey Save: Gilbert's Unlikely Defense

0:00On April 22nd, in a wild first inning against the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners pitcher, Logan Gilbert had his jersey literally saved the day. Carlos Cortez ripped a line drive right at him with a runner on third, and the ball got stuck in Gilbert's shirt, stopping what could have been a big hit. The smack was clocked at 1.7.8 mph, but instead of scoring the runner, play stopped dead. Cortez got credited with a single, advancing to first, while the guy on third stayed put, and another runner moved to second. Gilbert clutched his stomach at first, spinning around confused, then realized he kind of caught it in his uniform. No harm done. He got a quick check from the Mariners head trainer, but shook it off like a champ. He powered through the rest of the inning anyway, though he did give up two earned runs on a sacrifice fly and an RBI single. Still, that jersey trap kept things from getting worse early. Gilbert climbed back on the mound for the second inning, ready to lock it down and keep the Mariners in the fight.

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