Joc Pederson hit a ball so hard that it pierced the webbing of Andrew Vaughn's glove
That is so unlucky.
Sometimes, fans probably don’t realize just how hard Major League Baseball players can hit a baseball. The view from the broadcast doesn’t do it justice.
Andrew Vaughn’s glove can attest to that.
During Wednesday’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox, Joc Pederson smoked a line drive against Dylan Cease with an exit velocity of 109.1 mph. The ball was hit right at Vaughn who made a perfect reaction to give himself a chance at retiring Pederson. The problem: Vaughn’s glove couldn’t handle a baseball at that speed.
When trying to figure out what happened, the White Sox broadcast was in disbelief to see that the baseball went right through the webbing of Vaughn’s glove. A 109.1 mph liner will do that.
Joc Pederson tore through Andrew Vaughn's glove
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— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) April 5, 2023
It honestly doesn’t get much unluckier than that for an infielder. He did everything right to make a play, but the equipment just couldn’t hold up its end of the bargain. Thankfully for Vaughn, he didn’t get penalized for the play as it was ruled a single.
MLB fans were also stunned by that play. Pederson crushed that baseball.