1. Jurickson Profar and Ramon Laureano save Mike Fiers’ No-Hitter, May 7 vs Reds
History remembers, and in the case of the Oakland Athletics’ top plays from the 2019 season, history did.
Before the A’s were playing in the AL Wild Card Game, or even sniffing a playoff berth, they were struggling to open the season. Matt Olson was injured, the pitching staff couldn’t string together consecutive good outings and they had been swept by the Blue Jays TWICE.
But on this night, nothing – even a lighting (not lightning) delay that lasted over an hour– would stop Mike Fiers on his way to his second career no-hitter.
In the sixth inning, Fiers got help on back-to-back outs from the two men lined up behind him.
First, with one out in the frame, Jurickson Profar made a spectacular diving catch to stop a blooper from dropping in shallow right field.
(Video via MLB.com)
On the VERY NEXT PITCH, Ramon Laureano made a leaping, home-run-robbing, etched-in-history catch to halt what would have been a Joey Votto solo home-run.
(Video via MLB.com)
Even at the moment, this felt like a special play. And it stood the test of time (six months is pretty long).