We posed a very simple question to our MLB staff: What's the most exciting play in baseball? Everyone has their own favorite flavor of baseball, from squeeze plays to walk-off dingers to the rare stolen base. Time to put on your baseball fan cap and think about what gets you excited in baseball, independent of who's playing.
Any run-scoring wild pitch, with extra points for a walk-off. There’s the natural excitement of, well, a run scoring, heightened by the fact that the runner knows he has a limited window to make it safely in an unorthodox situation, usually amplified by the batter wildly waving him in—and then there’s the manic fright of the catcher trying to track down the ball, which might not be exactly exciting for him, but it’s perfect drama for everyone else, and it all has the vibe of watching someone else’s nightmare.