Blow the ball foul? Hey, worth a try

TORONTO — Alek Manoah tried to huff and puff and blow that ball foul.

In one of many stranger performs you’ll see this season, Manoah tracked a Jeremy Peña bunt down the third-base line within the high of the primary inning of the Blue Jays’ sequence opener in opposition to the Astros on Monday. Like an extended putt rolling throughout the inexperienced, it broke in direction of the foul line for just a few ft however then modified its thoughts, breaking again towards truthful territory.

That’s when Manoah determined to … encourage the ball.

With Matt Chapman dancing up the road on the opposite facet of the ball, Manoah dropped right into a deep crouch — practically on all fours — and tried to blow the ball over the foul line. That’s tougher than it appears to be like, although, and Manoah had no luck altering the ball’s path.

This play brings us again to 1981 with Mariners third baseman Lenny Randle, who made the play well-known by blowing an Amos Otis bunt foul. That bunt had some extra life to it, however Randle absolutely dedicated to the bit, dropping to his abdomen and crawling up the road on his palms and knees to complete the job. Otis was nonetheless awarded first base, although.