Jacob Young had absolutely no issue scaling the outfield wall at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.
The Nationals’ outfielder made his way up the wall in ridiculous fashion and came up with what will easily be among the best home run robberies of the season.
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In the ninth inning of Washington’s 9-4 win over the Detroit Tigers, Young started tracking a deep shot from Riley Greene that appeared to be on pace for 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, 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 eighth inning. Nathaniel Love kicked it off with a three-run triple, and then Josh Bell, Paul DeJong and Young each recorded an RBI to send the Nationals into the lead.
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Young went 0-for-4 from the plate, but his groundout to second in the eighth was enough to get DeJong home.
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, last in the NL East. The Tigers hold a 54-32 record, which is the best in the American League. The two teams wrap up their four-game series on Thursday.
