Rockies’ Alan Trejo’s Double Play Was Equally Lucky and Impressive

Sometimes in sports the most important thing is being in the right place at the right time. Just ask Rockies second baseman Alan Trejo. 

In the seventh inning of Colorado’s game against the Dodgers on Thursday night, Trejo found himself in the perfect position to turn a double play. When Los Angeles’s Chris Taylor took off for second as Tommy Doyle delivered the pitch, Trejo ran to cover the bag. Kiké Hernandez hit a sharp grounder right back up the middle, but because Trejo had moved to the base, he was right there to snag the ball. 

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Not only did Trejo stop the ball from going through to the outfield—which likely would have allowed Taylor to advance to third—he gloved it while stepping on second base, retiring Taylor, then popped to his feet and made the throw to first for a double play. 

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts challenged the play, arguing that Trejo wasn’t stepping on second when the ball hit his glove, but the call was upheld. 

While Trejo definitely got lucky in happening to be where the ball was hit, the presence of mind to keep his foot on the bag as he dived to make the play was remarkable. Even though the Rockies ended up losing the game, Trejo’s play made it easier for Doyle to finish the inning unscathed.