SF Giants’ Yastrzemski details concerns about Oracle Park fence after Robles injury

Neither a warning track nor a foul-ball net could thwart one of the greatest catches ever at Oracle Park since the Giants home opened years ago Seattle right fielder Victor Robles went in hot pursuit of Andrew Bailey s flyball down the right field line and sacrificed his body especially his left shoulder and wrist to make a daring catch in Sunday s ninth inning The Giants would win on the next pitch on pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores walk-off single but in their clubhouse after that - triumph Robles drew both praise and concern That was incredible It s one of the best outfield plays I ve seen in my life Mike Yastrzemski who s patrolled the Giants outfield since and started Sunday s tournament there About feet in front of the foul pole Robles leaped and stretched his left hand skyward As the ball landed in his glove his left knee banged into the waist-high wall and he careened head-first into the foul-ball netting which was extended all the way down each line in An anguished Robles crumped to the ground and flipped the ball back into play a replay ruling allowed Giants baserunner Luis Matos to advance only to second base rather than third after tagging up on the play I was more so concerned about the runner I longed Matos to tag because I ve seen that ball stay fair so various time and I know how tricky that corner can be Yasztremski noted I was glad the net was there because there s concrete over there Who knows what could have happened Hopefully he is OK Man I ve never seen anything like that Yastrzemski announced there ve been plays in past years where right fielders are saved by the netting You definitely have the ability to be more aggressive and go after it especially when the wall isn t high Yastrzemski added It is something you have to look out for and every time you go to a new ballpark you walk the field to get as much information as you can Robles with trainers stabilizing his arm walked toward the Mariners dugout before being carted off the field It was a scary moment Giants manager Bob Melvin revealed What a great play I hope he s OK That was unfortunate You don t want to see that and I hope he s OK Flores added It s something with his shoulder and we ll find out more here as we go revealed Mariners manager Dan Wilson according to the Seattle Times Man what an unbelievable effort and a commitment to that group Yastrzemski announced It says a lot about his character The Giants also made spectacular plays on defense Sunday though those were turned in by shortstop Willy Adames fifth-inning spin-o-rama groundout and third baseman Matt Chapman eighth-inning double play It s fun to watch I kind of am envious of our left fielders They re able to see all these plays and don t have to move as much Yastrzemski noted It s really fun to watch They re making high-level plays day in and day out and they re making it look easy Related Articles SF Giants secure second straight sweep walk off Mariners to cap home-opening series Lee continues early hot start as SF Giants extend win streak to six SF Giants Miller brought back old pitch and it s giving hitters new fits Kurtenbach SF Giants baseball is torture again Bring it on On Oracle Park s th birthday SF Giants ring in new era in multiple options Not so easy Playing right field at Oracle Park See Robles Victor He took on a wall we ve never seen anyone take on in this park s -year history Mike Krukow noted on NBC Sports Bay Area s broadcast It was one of the the bulk spectacular catches we ve seen in this ballpark