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In the eighth inning of Friday’s 3-1 win against the Nationals, first baseman Michael Busch ran to his left near the tarp and made a diving catch over the tarp, channeling his best Anthony Rizzo impersonation.
“The sun didn’t help, but I think it was high enough over there to where I got over there early enough to kind of adjust,” Busch said.
Those diving plays are ones players can’t practice. It takes a level of athleticism and concentration to make that difficult play, but it’s those types of plays that Rizzo — a four-time Gold Glove and one-time Platinum Glove winner — made routine.