Padres centerfielder Jackson Merrill robs Phillies home run with high-flying catch

With 2 outs successful the bottommost of the 3rd inning successful the San Diego Padres' Monday crippled against the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia was poised to instrumentality a four-run lead. Padres halfway fielder Jackson Merrill had different plans.

Phillies outfielder Max Kepler connected with the archetypal transportation helium saw from San Diego starter Matt Waldron, lifting a towering alert shot towards halfway field. Merrill tracked the ball's arc until helium reached the informing track, yet moving retired of existent property with the outfield partition approaching.

So Merrill went different direction: up.

The halfway fielder leaped successful the aerial and reached his near limb to the entity to marque a singular catch, coming to the crushed with the would-be location tally shot nestled successful his glove.

JACKSON MERRILL ARE YOU SERIOUS?! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/9zycPrPLvE

The crippled was Merrill's eighth since returning from a concussion sustained successful mid-June. The 22-year-old outfielder is presently hitting .294 connected the play -- his 2nd successful the majors -- with 5 location runs and 26 RBIs.