Hiroshima Toyo Carp Outfielder Masato Akamatsu Scales Wall And Makes Incredible Spider-Man Catch
Posted on August 05, 2010 9:53 PMTags : Baseball | Japan | Sports
Masato Akamatsu, outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team, made incredible catch that has been dubbed the Spider-Man catch.
During the game, Shuichi Murata hit a fly ball to deep left field. Akamatsu can be seen running as fast as he can towards the left field wall. The ball looks like it is going to be an easy home run, or so everyone thought.
Out of nowhere, Akamatsu jumps up the fence, places his left food on the top of the wall, and snags the ball out of midair, robbing Murata of a home run. Sports media has dubbed the play the Spider-Man catch, as Akamatsu scaled the wall just like something the comic book hero would do.
The skill required to run full speed at a ball, jump up the wall, not fall over, and make the catch is just amazing. Japanese baseball is exciting to watch. Seems like most professional players would just give up and let the ball go over the fence.
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