The Minnesota Twins made the highlight reel on the Fourth of July, turning a routine fly ball into a triple play against the Chicago White Sox.
THE TWINS JUST TURNED A TRIPLE PLAY IN CHICAGO! 🤯#MNTwins pic.twitter.com/AyoreNOvMk
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) July 5, 2022
The play began when Griffin Jax had men on first and second with nobody out. A fly ball by A.J. Pollock sailed into the right-center gap but Byron Buxton was there to make the catch at the wall.
Adam Engel and Yoan Moncada were caught off guard, believing the ball had hit the fence, but Buxton threw to Gio Urshela, who tagged out Engel and doubled up Moancada at first to complete the first 8-5 triple play in MLB history.
That inning-ending triple play turned by the #MNTwins against the White Sox was the first 8-5 triple play on record in MLB, per @SlangsOnSports and the @sabr database.
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) July 5, 2022
The bad news for the Twins is that the White Sox tied the game at 2 on a Jose Abreu double, but at least they have something to remember this Independence Day.
