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There's no crying in baseball, but apparently there is kicking.

During the eighth inning of Wednesday's American League Central battle between the Indians and Royals, Cleveland designated hitter Franmil Reyes drilled a four-seam fastball from Kansas City relief pitcher Josh Staumont right back up atlanta braves austin riley jersey the middle. ITommy Bahama n almost any other instan atlanta braves jersey harris ce, Reyes would have added a single to the box score but, whether out of incredible awareness or total luck, Staumont stopped the ball with his foot.

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The ball bounced off Staumont's left cleat, flew into the air and landed in Carlos Santana's glove. Santana then tagged Reyes out before he could slide safely into first base.

To borrJ.T. Realmuto ow an old hockey phrase, this was "a kick save and a beauty!"

That may go down as the most bizarre out of the 2021 season, but it isn't the best kick in MLB history: That honor goes to former Reds outfielder Paul O'Neill, who angrily Derek Jeter booted a ball back toward the infield during a 1989 game against the Phillies.

"(Lenny) Dykstra hits me a ball, it's wet, and I'm thinking it's a do-or-die play," O’Neill said (via MLB.com). " atlanta braves jersey 13 I come up atlanta braves championship gear with it or we lose. … I kicked straight-on, George Blanda-style. I thought the game was over. I thought I'd lost the game."

O'Neill didn't lose the game in that moment, but Cincinnati did eventually fall to Philadelphia. Staumont was solid in 1 1/3 innings of work, striking out two batters and not allowing a hit, but similar to O'Neill, his team ultimately lost.

Hey, at least we'll always have those sweet kicks.