PHOENIX — Corey Seager hit his first career home run in the fifth inning Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The home run was inherently memorable for one of baseball’s top prospects, but the circumstances immediately before and after only burnished it further as a unique moment.
On the previous pitch to Seager, Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta had a beat on a foul pop-up headed for the stands. A fan wearing Diamondbacks gear reached over and caught the ball above Peralta’s gloved hand, giving Seager new life.
After hitting the home run, Seager was treated like an invisible man in his own dugout: