Brewers' Jackie Bradley Jr. pleased with fake-out double play: 'I all the time envision doing deke performs'

Jackie Bradley Jr. is without doubt one of the greatest defensive heart fielders in MLB, and he made yet one more play that confirmed off his elite instincts and arm power on Thursday.

The Brewers’ outfielder managed to faux the Pirates’ baserunner, Jacob Stallings, into believing that Ben Gamel had hit a homer.

As Stallings desperately tried to scamper again to first base, Bradley threw an absolute laser to take him down and switch the unconventional double play.

That is some A-grade work from Bradley, as he did not put his glove as much as attain for the ball till the final second. That lulled Stallings right into a false sense of safety.

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After the 7-2 Brewers win, Bradley defined precisely how he was in a position to make the play.

“In my head, I all the time envision doing deke performs — do not let that get out although — in order that was like the proper alternative for me to have the option do it,” Bradley stated. “Kinda act prefer it was gonna go off the wall or be a house run and simply attempt to see if I can get a response out of [the runner]. And I used to be in a position to pull it off.”

Bradley additionally managed to get the throw to first base in time to nab Stallings. Whereas it was a bit off-line, it obtained the job performed and was, in Bradley’s estimation, the better a part of the play.

“I feel it is promoting the deke,” Bradley stated when requested if the fake-out or throw was tougher. “You gotta nearly stay calm, let it unfold and I used to be simply making an attempt to be as correct as I might on the throw. I did not put the whole lot on it. I simply tried to get it there within the air and it was shut sufficient.”

If Bradley took one thing off that throw, then it is enjoyable to think about precisely how far and quick he might launch one at full power.

Both method, that will probably be among the best double performs in MLB this season, bar none. And it is no shock that the Gold Glove-winning Bradley was the one to make it.