ATLANTA -- Jurickson Profar made perhaps the catch of the year for the Braves during the fourth inning of their 7-1 victory in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park.
Profar robbed Marlins designated hitter Agustín Ramírez of a potential solo home run as he climbed the left-field wall and brought back what looked like a no-doubter on a day that umpire Jen Pawol made history. The ball looked as though it was headed into Miami’s bullpen before Profar stuck his glove out at the last second to make the catch.
Atlanta starting pitcher Hurston Waldrep put his hands on his head in disbelief in reaction to the catch.
“That was unbelievable,” Waldrep said. “First off, [Ramírez] got to the pitch. Then, I was watching [Profar] and watching the ball like you do on something like that. I saw him jump on the wall. I saw him catch the ball as soon as he jumped. That was pretty cool.”
Braves manager Brian Snitker was equally impressed.
“It was a great catch, how he just kind of [tracked] that thing down,” Snitker said. “Honestly, when he hit it, I thought it was [going to] be in the upper deck. He stayed right with it. I was like, ‘You’re going to be watching that on TV for 24 hours.’”