Originally published at: Watch baseball player's superhuman leap into the air to catch ball | Boing Boing
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Back in the dugout: “you were robbed, man.”
To me it looks like the extra leg kick was to keep him suspended in air long enough to grab the ball.
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The extra kick provided opposite push to raising his arm fast enough to nab the ball.
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Pretty sure he can actually leap tall buildings in a single bound but is doing just enough to keep his powers hidden from most of the population, similar to Dash in The Incredibles when he came second in a race.
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That kid is something else. Been really fun to watch him this year.
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“Let the Kids Play” indeed. in a huge crop of young talent in mlb, this guy leads the pack.
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Well, he does so far lead MLB in errors this year. 
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a lot of fun players to watch this year…I feel like we aren’t talking about Shohei Ohtani enough.
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I recommend watching that slow-mo at youtube’s 0.25 speed. Definitely an amazing play, and it’s clear his double-jump actually does impart a bit of extra momentem to his gloved hand!
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After watching the Sandlot movie a few weeks ago, I looked up a couple Babe Ruth videos.
The difference in the level of athleticism is very pronounced. Babe has a bit of a gut, and just trots around the bases. Modern athletes are conditioned to such a degree, to the point where the term superhuman is a fitting descriptor.
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LOL well, growing pains.
Superhuman? As someone who knows nothing about baseball but watches cricket that didn’t look especially spectacular. And he was wearing a glove!
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You are right.
This is a great article from yesterday -
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Cricket, yes. Just thinking the same thing. Particularly for the close in fielders at slips, etc. That ball is going like a rocket. Amazing reflexes.
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I love, too, the fact that this fellow’s Dad is the one-and-only player ever to hit two Grand Slams in one inning.
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Pretty much standard for shortstops, which handle more chances, especially ones with great range.
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I wish I understood cricket better. Makes my hands hurt every time I watch those guys catch bare-handed.
Although there was this:
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Babe was awesome when younger–would have made the HOF as a pitcher even if he never hit a homer.
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Yeah, originally I googled slip catches specifically to show as an example but there weren’t any good videos that would have shown something comparable.
