Luis Torrens’ double play at the London Series 2024 became the play of the week

The name of Luis Torrens resonated strongly once more in the Big leagues. And this weekend the Venezuelan slugger completed a double play that put an end to the London Series 2024.

It was not just any double play, but rather a somewhat strange play, which ultimately became the best play of the weeka.

And it is that in the ninth inning with the score 6-5 in favor of the New York Mets, with bases loaded and only one out, Nick Castellanos He hit the ball badly and left it very close to Torrens.

The Creole catcher took the ball, turned around, stepped on the plate and threw the ball to first base to seal the game.

The scorers called the double play on a grounder from 2 to 3, the first in Major League history.

According to data provided by the web portal of The majors, So far in Major League history, only seven times has a game ended with a double play caused by a ground ball to the catcher, but none of them were from the catcher to first base. The only other 2-3 double play to end a game occurred on a fly ball, not a ground ball, as Líder points out.

It should be remembered that Torrens arrived at the Mets just over seven days ago, all for a move that cost 100 thousand dollars and that also sought a short-term improvement in the catcher’s position, while his fellow countryman Francisco Álvarez was finishing recovering from his torn thumb.

Throughout the six performances he has had, Torrens has a batting average of .313, with a pair of home runs, four RBIs, a player retired on a steal attempt and his historic double play.

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