The only similar play that came to mind for Edman was the swinging bunt by Cleveland's Nick Swisher in 2013, which lives on on assorted stadium blooper reels. That one rolled up along the third-base line before finally rolling fair, where Tigers catcher Brayan Pena grabbed it and tagged out Swisher, who figured the ball would stay foul and never left home plate. But that ball was never more than an inch or so from the foul line. DeJong's made a U-turn.
“It's a component to it,” Shildt said. “He's got an arm that works well. It's clean and loose.