Angels' Maldonado somehow eludes tag at home plate with acrobatic dive
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Surprisingly, a player not named Shohei Ohtani or Mike Trout did something incredible for the Los Angeles Angels.
In Monday's game, catcher Martin Maldonado - who was initially called out - made one of the best home-plate dives the league will see this season, somehow managing to avoid a tag from Texas Rangers backstop Robinson Chirinos.
Maldonado initially reached base with an RBI single and tried to score from first following a double off the bat of Chris Young. He appeared to be toast, but thanks to his dipping and dodging, scored the Angels' fourth run of the game.
(Video courtesy: MLB.com)
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