Luis Lara’s Spectacular Home Run Robbery Highlights Brewers’ Dominant Win
Since arriving in the Majors, Venezuelan Luis Lara has made spectacular defense look almost routine. This one required a little extra celebration.
Lara Robs Eugenio Suárez at the Wall
On Friday night, with the Brewers dominating the game at American Family Field, Venezuelan Eugenio Suárez hit a towering fly ball toward the fence between right and center field during the fifth inning, and the ball appeared destined to be a home run. Lara tracked it to the wall, reached the fence alongside center fielder Garrett Mitchell, and leaped, extending his glove over the wall to rob the home run.
Umpires Initially Rule Home Run
Lara landed with the ball secured in his glove and immediately spread both arms, as if asking everyone present: “¿Vieron eso?”. Apparently, not everyone saw it, as Lara’s delay in removing the ball from his glove led the umpires to signal a home run and Suárez to circle the bases. Finally, Lara retrieved the ball and threw it back to the infield, at which point the correct call was made.
Another Highlight for Lara’s Growing Defensive Résumé
It was another highlight-reel play to add to what has quickly become an impressive defensive résumé for Lara since his promotion to the majors, and it happened on a night when nearly everything was going right for Milwaukee. The Brewers were leading the Reds 9-0 at the time Lara made that spectacular catch.
