http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/billy-butler-gets-throw-out-at-first-after-singling-to-right-field-023623869.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/jose-bautista-throws-another-royal-out-at-first-base-from-right-field-180919477.html

Two 9-3's by the same player...in back to back games.

Did no one tell him that it's bush league?

Great hustle by Bautista (and lack of by the batter).

Just chalk it up as rookie hazing.

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There is a reason it is so rare in big league ball and it is not necessarily because the opportunities don't come around often.

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Its not necessarily the reason, using the most strict definition of the term, but in the original play, Taylor is (was) a guy with decent but not great speed, Francouer is (was) a guy with a historically good arm, and that was a screamer that Francouer was able to get on the run with a good hop and his momentum headed toward 1st base...

...and it was pretty much a bang bang play.

Its rare, and I'd wager because its just hard to get an out that way.

One caveat I would give you- as an outfielder, your trained and your instinct on balls that drop in is to insure it doesn't get past you and you allow a single to turn into a double or worse.

For that reason, perhaps you see fewer of these than you possibly could- but I don't think outfielders are ever thinking it'd be "unsporting" to throw a guy out.

[This message has been edited by TXAggie2011 (edited 6/2/2014 12:40p).]