Willson Contreras had some extra fun in picking off Daniel Vogelbach
Maybe it was a little inside-information for Willson Contreras.
With 2 outs in the 4th inning and runners on first and second, Contreras saw his former minor-league teammate Daniel Vogelbach taking a hefty lead off second base. So after an 0-1 pitch, Contreras whipped a throw to Jonathan Villar at second who tagged Vogelbach and end the inning.
“Once I picked him off, I was laughing,” Contreras said with a smile. “I told him the next at-bat ‘You should know better, that was a huge lead.'”
The back-pick is one of Contreras’ favorite plays to execute.
“I fell in love with back-piking guys,” Contreras said. “Every time that I get a chance, I will try.”