Instinct is a powerful thing. There is very little chance that Wei-Yin Chen even thought about catching this line drive hit right at him, but he caught it nonetheless.
Wei-Yin Chen catches a liner he didn’t mean to
Instinct takes over on a hit like this. Lucky for the O’s and Chen.


Chen ended the third inning to keep the Orioles and Tigers scoreless in Baltimore in Game 2 of the ALDS with that nifty grab. He’s lucky he doesn’t follow through just a little bit more with his head after his pitches, because that’s precisely where the ball would have been headed for if he did.

















