Rookie’s Brazen Play Stuns Orioles, Onlookers

Most avid baseball fans can count the number of times on one hand they remember a Major League Baseball player stealing home plate. The Astros’ Jonathan Villar made it look easy Tuesday night against the Orioles.

Watch the rookie speedster dart for the plate after he notices O’s pitcher Wei-Yin Chen staring at first base a moment too long.

Can we please call Tom Emanski? Villar’s ridiculous base stealing capability needs to be added to the list of instructional video fundamentals.

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