Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Already Deserves Catch Of The Year

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins just made the catch of the season.

Oct 8, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins (31). / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

There isn't an official award for the best catch of the year, but there should be. And if it existed, they should just give it to Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins right now.

The 2024 season is still only a few weeks old, but it's hard to imagine someone topping the catch that Mullins made on Monday against the Minnesota Twins.

With two outs and a runner on third in the top of the first, Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer ripped a 2-2 fastball from Cole Irvin into the gap in left-center field. The ball had trouble written all over it and kept carrying, tailing away from Mullins towards the warning track.

At the last possible second, Mullins went airborne, diving full-speed with his right arm extended. Somehow, the ball fell into his outstretched glove and stayed there.

CEDRIC MULLINS, WHAT A CATCH! #Jackie42 pic.twitter.com/BMKX9DdRHe

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The TV announcers dubbed it "an impossible catch." Irvin seemed to agree, raising his arms in the air and removing his cap in excitement.

Mullins' spectacular grab ended the frame for Minnesota, saving a run and keeping the score tied at 0-0. Instead of having an RBI double or triple, Farmer went back to the dugout with a long out.

The play seemed to light a spark under the Orioles, who scored two runs in their half of the inning to take an early lead that they never relinquished. Mullins chipped in at the plate as well with a sacrifice fly in the third inning and a two-run homer in the fifth, helping secure Baltimore's 10th win.

Between making a catch like that and hitting a home run, it's hard to have a better day at the park than Mullins just did.