Darin Ruf couldn’t imagine what certainly one of his former teammates did within the first inning of Thursday’s sport between the Giants and Milwaukee Brewers at American Household Area. 

With one out within the backside of the primary, Ruf, who signed with Milwaukee final week, crushed a 92 mph fastball from Giants pitcher Scott Alexander to right-center subject, solely to have a possible residence run robbed by former teammate Mike Yastrzemski. 

As Ruf rounded first base, he realized {that a} ball he thought was both a house run or no less than additional bases, discovered its manner into the glove of a leaping Yastrzemski. The previous Large could not assist however snicker as he regarded out into proper subject. 

Yastrzemski is among the higher defensive heart fielders in MLB and has made loads of spotlight reel catches through the years. Ruf, who was teammates with Yastrzemski for two-plus seasons from 2020-2022 and briefly once more in 2023, is aware of precisely what his former outfield counterpart is able to. 

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Nonetheless, he nonetheless did not respect Yastrzemski robbing him of what would have been his first residence run in a Brewers uniform. 

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