Blue Jays Had Epic Display of Defensive Ineptitude, and the Internet Had Jokes

A simple slow ground ball turned into a hilarious adventure for the Blue Jays on Friday night.

With Toronto leading the Rays, 4-2, and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Tampa Bay’s Harold Ramirez  barely got a piece of a Jordan Hicks fastball. The ball softly went past the mound and toward the left side of the infield. 

However, the Toronto fielders botched what should have been a routine groundout. To make matters worse Toronto’s Matt Chapman inexplicably allowed Rays center fielder Manuel Margot to crawl and then dive over his attempted tag at second base after overrunning the bag.

Have a look for yourself at this madness:

Fortunately for Chapman and his teammates, the blunder didn’t lead to any runs for the Rays, and Toronto held for a much-needed 6-2 win as the club pursues a wild-card playoff berth.

Following the absurd play, fans on social media roasted the lack of routine fielding skills shown by major league players.

Here are some of the best reactions: