Japanese baseball team turns slick double play on squeeze bunt
Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher Luis Mendoza made a sweet glove flip on a bunt to start a double play against the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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During the seventh innning of Tuesday's game against the Nippon-Ham Fighters, the Chiba Lotte Marines tried a safety squeeze in an attempt to pad their 2-1 lead.
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Chiba Lotte rightfielder Ikuhiro Kiyota bunted it right back to Nippon pitcher Luis Mendoza, who scooped the ball and flipped it to the catcher in a single motion. Catcher Ryo Ishikawa then made the throw to first base for the inning-ending double play.
Mendoza's luck ran out after that play, though. He came back out to start the eighth inning and gave up three more runs. Nippon lost 6-1.
- Dan Gartland
