Watch: Braves' Melancon catches Albies' HR for 2nd straight night
A catch so nice, Mark Melancon made it twice.
As the Atlanta Braves right-hander warmed up in the ninth inning Tuesday night, second baseman Ozzie Albies smacked a home run into the bullpen. Melancon shagged the ball right out of the air.
.@ozzie to @Mark_Melancon_ has become the greatest tag team in Major League Baseball.#MixItUp pic.twitter.com/kjIe1crmjO
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 14, 2020
Deja vu.
On Monday night, also in the ninth, Albies hit a two-run homer that sailed directly into Melancon's glove as he was getting ready to enter the game in the inning's bottom half.
Touch'em Allbies!#MixItUp | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/T94bOsdN09
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 13, 2020
if this is not the coolest thing Mark Melancon has ever done, I have wildly underestimated him pic.twitter.com/aMmCUiRueE
— Hannah Keyser (@HannahRKeyser) October 13, 2020
The homers were virtually identical, although Monday's came with a runner on base and Tuesday's traveled six feet further in the air.
Ozzie Albies has hit a 9th-inning home run caught by Mark Melancon in the bullpen on back-to-back nights
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 14, 2020
Last night's HR ➡️ Tonight's pic.twitter.com/af73JmhM8W