Merrill gives J-Rod taste of his own medicine with unbelievable HR robbery 10:47 AM GMT+8 AJ Cassavell https://www.mlb.com/news/jackson-merrill-robs-julio-rodriguez-of-a-home-run https://x.com/Padres/status/2044602794326568963 Merrill 用不可思議的全壘打沒收，讓 J-Rod「嚐到自己的招數」 SAN DIEGO -- With Jackson Merrill patrolling center and Fernando Tatis Jr. patrolling right, the Padres have made spectacular home run robberies seem commonplace lately. 聖地牙哥──當 Jackson Merrill 鎮守中外野、Fernando Tatis Jr. 鎮守右外野時，教 士隊近期已經讓那些精彩的全壘打沒收看起來變得司空見慣。 But even by the lofty standards of the San Diego outfield … this one was special. 但即使以教士外野這樣的高水準來看……這一球依然格外特別。 Merrill went way up and over the center-field wall at Petco Park to take a home run away from Julio Rodríguez in the third inning of the Padres’ game against the Mariners on Wednesday night. 在週三晚間教士對水手的比賽第三局中，Merrill 高高躍起、越過 Petco Park 的中外野 全壘打牆，從 Julio Rodríguez 手中沒收了一支全壘打。 **Earlier this season, Merrill ranged to right-center field at Petco Park to take a home run away from Tigers phenom Kevin McGonigle, one of the top highlights from Opening Weekend. No doubt, that was an outstanding catch. But the degree of difficulty on Wednesday’s grab went up a notch.** 本季稍早，Merrill 曾在 Petco Park 的右中外野移動防守，從老虎隊新星 Kevin McGonigle 手中沒收一支全壘打，成為開幕週末最精彩的畫面之一。毫無疑問，那是一記 頂級美技。但這週三這一球的難度又更高了一個層級。 https://shorturl.at/rID0S Rodríguez -- himself no stranger to home run robberies, some even at the expense of the Padres -- sent a deep drive to straightaway center, where the wall is a couple feet higher. Merrill backtracked, then leapt and stretched his glove arm well beyond the fence to make the catch. Rodríguez──他自己也不是第一次完成全壘打沒收，甚至曾對教士隊做過──這次把球 轟向正中外野，而那裡的全壘打牆還要再高上幾英尺。Merrill 一路回追，接著起跳，將 手套手臂大幅伸出牆外完成接殺。 “You’ve just got to be comfortable and also know your surroundings,” Merrill said after robbing McGonigle. “Jumping when you have a little bit of room, so you can kind of get over the wall and give yourself more space.” 「你必須讓自己保持自在，同時也要清楚周圍環境，」Merrill 在沒收 McGonigle 那球 後表示。「要在還有一點空間時起跳，這樣你才能稍微越過牆面，讓自己有更多操作空間 。」 Robbing home runs is an art form, and Merrill -- who had never played outfield in his life before making the transition in his 2024 rookie season -- is becoming quite the artist. 沒收全壘打可以說是一門藝術，而 Merrill──在 2024 年新人球季轉守外野前從未守過 外野──正逐漸成為這門藝術的高手。 AJ Cassavell covers the Padres for MLB.com. --

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