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Jarrod Dyson makes history with fantastic catch at Marlins Park

When Miami Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich clobbered a curveball from Edinson Volquez to deep center in the first inning of Thursday’s contest, he probably felt pretty good about its chances of leaving the yard.

The shot may not have been a no-doubt, sure-fire home run, but Yelich had history on his side. Since Marlins Park opened in 2012, no player has been able to rob a home run there. That’s the type of stat that seems insane, but apparently it’s true.

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Or … well … it was true. You see, Kansas City Royals outfielder Jarrod Dyson isn’t a big fan of history. Dyson tracked Yelich’s ball to the deepest part of center field, timed his jump perfectly and made a fantastic grab to rob Yelich of a home run.

Jarrod Dyson robs the first home run in Marlins Park history. (AP Images/Wilfredo Lee)
Jarrod Dyson robs the first home run in Marlins Park history. (AP Images/Wilfredo Lee)

With that, fans experienced the first ever robbed home run in the history of Marlins Park.

“How can that possibly be true,” you might be asking. “Why hasn’t a player robbed a home run at Marlins Park before today?”

Well, if you’ll recall, the Marlins moved in and lowered the outfield fences during the past offseason. According to an article written by Craig Davis of the Sun Sentinel back in January, the move was made specifically so outfielders would have an opportunity to rob homers.

The fences will be lowered in most areas to enable outfielders to attempt leaping catches of balls headed for home run territory.

The good news: It worked! The bad news: It worked for the wrong team!

We should really focus on the important thing here, though: Did you see that catch by Dyson? It was amazing, and probably one of the few that can contend for “catch of the year.” The timing, the jump and the smoothness of the route … just wow! Combine that with the end result, and the historical aspect, and you’ll be hard pressed to find many better this year.

While Yelich would love to have added another home run to his stat sheet, we can’t imagine he’s too upset. Dyson made a phenomenal play on the ball. All you can do if you’re Yelich is tip your cap, and watch the replay a million times until you begrudgingly enjoy it.

(BLS H/N: CBS Sports)

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Chris Cwik is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at christophercwik@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Chris_Cwik