After the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, there were plenty of “hell freezes over” jokes. Well, if it was starting to thaw, it just froze over again. Jon Lester picked off the first baserunner in his career. This wasn’t a step off and get him in a rundown. This was a legit pickoff move. Tommy Pham? You’re now famous. You were picked off by the guy that people said couldn’t do it. And Tim McCarver? If you get a chance, take a listen to his call on the play.
A Lester pickoff.