Jose iglesias detroit tigers amazing catch today

Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias made the play of the 2013 MLB postseason during Thursday night’s ACLS Game 5, but it wasn’t enough to lead his team to victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Iglesias’ highlight-reel catch took place during the third inning of Detroit’s 4-3 loss to Boston.

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, 37, hit a blooper into shallow left field, directly into the “no man’s land” between left field, shortstop, and center field. To make matters worse, the Tigers had enacted an infield shift in an attempt to combat Ortiz’s tendency to pull the ball.

As a result, Iglesias had set up on the right side of the infield, in a spot typically occupied by a second baseman; a spot that should have made it impossible for the shortstop to catch a ball in shallow left field.

Unfortunately for Ortiz, Iglesias was more than capable of