Now it gets real good. Jake Cronenworth is a unicorn. He’s a pitcher who turned into a Gold Glove infielder.
He takes ground balls with a weird, choppy hop. It works. He also calls his own pitches from second base. Okay, that’s a lie. But he could.
Then there’s Ha-Seong Kim. He’s the defensive wizard from Korea. He does the splits at shortstop.
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No, really. He catches grounders like a contortionist. He also pirates bases. He steals them just for fun.
He’s so sneaky that he once stole home plate. In a playoff game. He’s a folk hero in San Diego.
