Rangers' Wyatt Langford avoids tag with insane hurdle

Billy Heyen

Rangers' Wyatt Langford avoids tag with insane hurdle image

Wyatt Langford is one of baseball's rising stars.

On Wednesday night, the Texas Rangers outfielder was rising, literally.

Langford pulled a ground ball to shortstop, and the throw by Tampa Bay's Jose Caballero pulled first baseman Jonathan Aranda wide of the bag toward the home plate side.

Aranda was lunging into the path of Langford.

The only way to get to first base was for Langford to jump.

He hurdled Aranda, who made a last-ditch reach upward for a tag.

On the field, an out was called. But on review, Langford was safe with a successful challenge.

Check out the hurdle:

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Insert a couple of football jokes here: Saquon Barkley would be proud, and the Dallas Cowboys should call Langford up.

In all seriousness, it's not often baseball players get to show off their leaping ability, especially on the basepaths.

This was a bit risky in terms of potential injury, but it all worked out for Langford and the Rangers.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle