{"id":2283627,"date":"2024-06-25T22:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T02:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-philadelphia-phillies-turn-bizarre-triple-play-not-seen-since-1929\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T22:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T02:13:04","slug":"watch-philadelphia-phillies-turn-bizarre-triple-play-not-seen-since-1929","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-philadelphia-phillies-turn-bizarre-triple-play-not-seen-since-1929\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Philadelphia Phillies Turn Bizarre Triple Play Not Seen Since 1929"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-philadelphia-phillies-turn-bizarre-triple-play-not-seen-since-1929%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2283627&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary revolves around a significant event in a baseball game \u200cheld on June 25, 2024, between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. During the game, the Philadelphia Phillies successfully executed a rare \u20631-3-5 triple play, the first such play in Major League Baseball since \u200cJuly 11, 1929. This \u2064key play occurred after Detroit Tigers&#8217; \u2064outfielder Matt Vierling \u200dhit a weak line drive that was caught by Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola. Confusion on the bases led \u200bto outs at first and third,\u200c cementing the triple\u200b play. Philadelphia Phillies&#8217; first baseman Bryce Harper and \u2062other players expressed excitement over the play, likened to a thrilling moment typically\u200c experienced in Little League games. This triple play was a major factor\u200b in the Phillies&#8217; 8-1 victory over the Tigers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 25, 2024 at 5:37pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A Detroit Tigers rally against the Philadelphia Phillies was choked off Monday night when Philadelphia turned a triple play, aided and abetted by some confused base running.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Phillies made the first 1-3-5 triple play in more than 90 years en route to an 8-1 win, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/40425225\/philadelphia-phillies-turn-rare-triple-play-vs-detroit-tigers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-wallen-surprises-dad-singing-one-of-his-songs-in-tsa-pre-check-line\/\" title=\"Morgan Wallen Surprises Dad Singing One Of His Songs In TSA Pre-Check Line\">pretty cool moment<\/a> for all of us,\u201d Phillies first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bryce-harper-hit-home-run-unusual-confused-pitcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryce Harper<\/a> said. \u201cIt was like going back to Little League, we were so excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last 1-3-5 triple play came when the Tigers turned one against the Boston Red Sox on July 11, 1929, the Society for American Baseball Research said.<\/p>\n<p>The third inning did not start auspiciously for Phillies pitcher Aaron \u00a0Nola, who with none out had rubbers at the corners after a pair of singles.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit outfielder Matt Vierling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mlb-star-channels-barry-bonds-blasts-406-foot-broken-bat-hr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broke his bat<\/a>, sending a weak line drive toward Nola, who grabbed the ball for the out.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 TRIPLE PLAY \ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHmPP4ejv6\">pic.twitter.com\/eHmPP4ejv6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phillies\/status\/1805384147180851452?\">June 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Detroit catcher Carson Kelly had started at the crack of the ball hitting the bat, but was marooned so far off of first base that Nola tossed the ball to Harper for the second out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-disgraced-former-new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-plots-comeback\/\" title=\"Report: Disgraced Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Plots Comeback\">attending baseball games<\/a>?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI realized [what might happen] after I threw it to first,\u201d said Nola, who eventually struck out six and threw seven innings of one-run ball, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/aaron-nola-phillies-turn-triple-play-against-tigers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt happened so quick. It was pretty cool. I guess it was a good way to get out of the inning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Over at third base, Detroit shortstop Zach McKinstry inched down the line at third, then ran like mad for home plate after Nola made his throw.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That was the first 1-3-5 triple play in Major League Baseball since July 11, 1929, according to Baseball Almanac. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yZ9n5qxE3b\">https:\/\/t.co\/yZ9n5qxE3b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattGelb\/status\/1805385529644793931?\">June 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA lot of things [were] flying,\u201d McKinstry said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just kind of took a shuffle, shuffle and went home on it. I don\u2019t want to say I wasn\u2019t sure, but I thought the ball hit the ground,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nope.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the realization that instead of scoring Detroit\u2019s first run, he was going to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-first-triple-play-mlb-season-didnt-disappoint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just kind of looked at Vierling like, \u2018That was a line drive?\u2019\u201d McKinstry said. \u201cAnd he was like, \u2018Yeah.\u2019 So, palm-to-face kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs pointed toward third as McKinstry was helping the Phillies make a bit of baseball history.\u00a0 Harper made a lazy toss to third baseman Alec Bohm, and that was the cap to the 1-3-5 triple play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if it was the bat breaking, but [McKinstry] definitely thought the ball hit the ground,\u201d Tigers manager AJ Hinch told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t like he gave up on the play,\u201d Hinch said, according to MLB.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, he went full speed into home thinking completely that the ball had touched the ground and Nola had spun and thrown to first for some reason. So he misread the play,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said he also had a limited understanding of what his players were doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s funny because from where we sit, there\u2019s a glare on that left field fence-wall. You can\u2019t see the ball coming off the bat, so I had no idea where the ball went. And all of a sudden, they were throwing it around, and then they were running off the field,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 25, 2024, the Philadelphia Phillies executed the first 1-3-5 triple play in over 90 years during a game against the Detroit Tigers. 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