TORONTO -- On the eve of Opening Day, Toronto Blue Jays speedsters Kevin Pillar and Curtis Granderson had a conversation about taking extreme base-running gambles.
They were discussing a spring-training video they had just seen of Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Lolo Sanchez and what it would take for them to one day replicate his jaw-dropping feat of stealing home from third base.
Little did Pillar and Granderson know, just a few days later, it would be Pillar's turn to wow and amaze. His clutch, game-defining steal of home Saturday helped clinch a 5-3 win over the division rival New York Yankees.