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Atlanta Braves halfway fielder Michael Harris II made a sensational drawback arsenic helium robbed a three-run location tally during the 4th inning of the team's 5-4 nonaccomplishment against the Philadelphia Phillies connected Thursday day astatine Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies were up 2-0 with runners connected archetypal and 2nd basal successful the bottommost of the 4th inning. Phillies near fielder Max Kepler smoked a hanging 85 MPH splitter disconnected Scott Blewett and drove Harris backmost towards the halfway tract wall.
Harris tracked the shot each the mode and timed his leap beautifully and reached implicit the partition to marque the catch, and bring backmost what would person been a three-run location tally for Kepler.
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Atlanta Braves halfway fielder Michael Harris II catches a flyout by Philadelphia Phillies' Max Kepler during the 4th inning successful the archetypal shot crippled of a doubleheader connected Thursday, May 29, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
With runners connected archetypal and 2nd base, Harris rapidly fired the shot backmost into the infield.
After giving up the heavy blast to Kepler, Blewett recorded the last retired of the inning and near the inning unscathed.
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Michael Harris II, #23 of the Atlanta Braves, makes a leaping drawback successful the bottommost of the 4th connected a shot deed by Max Kepler, #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies, during crippled 1 of a doubleheader astatine Citizens Bank Park connected May 29, 2025, successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Braves and Phillies are playing a doubleheader connected Thursday aft Wednesday’s crippled was postponed owed to inclement weather.
Harris burst onto the country with the Braves and won National League Rookie of the Year successful 2022. He deed .297 with 19 location runs and 64 RBI and 20 stolen bases.
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Atlanta Braves' Scott Blewett pitches during the 4th inning successful the archetypal shot crippled of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies connected Thursday, May 29, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
However, the 24-year-old successful caller seasons hasn’t played arsenic good arsenic helium did successful his rookie season. This season, successful 53 games, Harris has a .223 batting mean with 3 location runs and a paltry .255 on-base percentage.
The 2nd crippled of the doubleheader betwixt the Phillies (36-19) and Braves (25-29) starts astatine 6:45 p.m. ET.
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