03-07-2025
Nationals CF Jacob Young makes wild home run robbery after scaling wall in win over Tigers
Jacob Young climbed the outfield wall at Nationals Park without any issue to make the incredible grab on Wednesday night. ()
Jacob Young had absolutely no issue scaling up the outfield wall at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.
The Nationals' outfielder made his way up the wall in ridiculous fashion on Wednesday night and came up with what will easily be among the best home run robberies of the season.
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Young, in the ninth inning of their 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers, started tracking a deep shot from Riley Greene that appeared to be on pace to be a solo home run. But as he got to the wall, Young didn't hesitate. He planted both feet onto the wall, climbed up and snagged the ball before it could cross over.
He even made the catch backhanded, too, which made it that much more impressive.
While it was a huge grab, it didn't make much of an impact on the game. The Nationals flew ahead to the five-run win thanks to a six-run inning in the eighth. Nathaniel Love kicked it off with a three-RBI triple, and then Josh Bell, Paul DeJong and Young each hit an RBI to send the Nationals into the lead. Young went 0-for-4 from the plate, but his ground out to second in the eighth was enough to get DeJong home.
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The Nationals split with the Tigers on Wednesday. Detroit rolled to an 11-2 win earlier in the afternoon in a makeup game from the day before. The Tigers put up six runs in the first inning of that contest, thanks to three-run homers from Greene and Jake Rogers.
The Nationals now sit at 36-50 on the season, and are last in the NL East. The Tigers hold a 54-32 record, which is the best record in the American League. The two teams will wrap up their four-game series on Thursday night.
