Trent Grisham pulled off a clever play in center field that led to a surprising double play. With a runner on first and one out in the first inning, a routine fly ball was hit his way. As he tracked the ball, Grisham subtly raised his glove in front of his face, like he might be shielding his eyes from the sun. The baserunner saw the move and thought Grisham had lost the ball in the glare. Thinking it might drop, the runner broke hard toward second. But Grisham never lost sight of the ball and made an easy catch.
That small decoy tricked the runner into overcommitting. Grisham quickly threw the ball back in, and the defense turned a simple catch into a double play. It worked because of how believable the glove movement looked. The runner hesitated just enough to put himself in a bad spot. Jake Cronenworth finished it off with a clean scoop at first to record the out. It’s one of those heads-up plays that shows how small moves can change an inning. Grisham didn’t need to make a diving catch or throw out a guy at the plate. He just used a simple fake to generate an extra out.