Watch: Red Sox fan makes amazing catch on splintered bat flying into stands during ALCS Game 5
Boston Red Sox fan Matt Ferrera made possibly the catch of the game Wednesday at Fenway Park, and it wasn't a foul ball.
Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers was in the batter's box when he made contact with the ball and ended his swing with half a bat.
The now spear shaped top-half of bat soared behind him into the field box and landed perfectly in the hands of Ferrera, narrowly avoiding fans. The Plymouth, Massachusetts native told Yahoo Sports, his life did not flash before his eyes he "just saw the bat coming and I was like 'I got to grab that thing.'"
A piece of a shattered bat flew into the crowd at Fenway and a fan made an incredible catch. pic.twitter.com/dKPFqhdhZv
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The Red Sox are in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. The series is tied 2-2. Game 6 will take place Friday night at Minute Maid Park.
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Here is Matt Ferrera, 41, of Plymouth with his aunt Carmen, who got them the seats, and the splinter of Rafael Devers’ bat that he snagged out of the air.
“I just saw the bat coming and I was like ‘I got to grab that thing.’”
He says his life did not flash before his eyes. pic.twitter.com/vushNap1qW— Hannah Keyser (@HannahRKeyser) October 20, 2021
Contact Analis Bailey at aabailey@usatoday.com or on Twitter @analisbailey.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ALCS Game 5: Red Sox fan makes amazing catch on broken bat in stands
