Mariners' Logan Gilbert 'caught' a 107.8 MPH hit in his jersey shirt, and there's a rule for that

Mariners' Logan Gilbert 'caught' a 107.8 MPH hit in his jersey shirt, and there's a rule for that originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Every day, baseball promises the potential to show us something we've never seen before.

How about a line drive caught in a player's shirt?

Specifically, a 107.8 mile per hour line drive right into the jersey top of Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert.

Yep, that happened.

It's a near-impossible moment by itself.

It also counted as a hit for the A's Carlos Cortes, which had some people confused.

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Why wasn't Logan Gilbert's shirt catch an out?

You can't catch a baseball with anything other than your glove or hand.

This essentially counts as an equipment catch, as if he caught it in his hat. And that results in a dead ball and the awarding of a base as a hit.

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This is one of those plays when the umpires learn the rules they may figure they'll never have to use it.

Well, it applied here. What a bizarre moment for the Mariners and A's, especially for Gilbert.