The White Sox pulled off their first triple play in nearly 10 years in unique fashion in the seventh inning of Friday's 5-0 victory over the Texas Rangers.
It was the first 9-3-2-6-2-5 triple play that has been recorded in the major leagues, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
"Besides marrying my wife and the birth of my kid, that's high up there," right fielder Adam Eaton said, smiling. "I've never had that much fun on a ballfield."
With the bases loaded and no outs, Eaton made a running catch of Mitch Moreland's drive down the line as the runners took off.
Eaton fired to first. Jose Abreu missed the tag on Ian Desmond at first, but Desmond overran the bag and eventually was tagged out in foul territory.
Abreu then threw from his knees to catcher Dioner Navarro, who saw Adrian Beltre caught between second and third and threw to shortstop Tyler Saladino.
But Saladino then saw Prince Fielder break from third and threw home. Third baseman Todd Frazier eventually tagged Fielder in a rundown to finish the triple play.
"[Moreland] hit the hell out of it, and I thought it was getting down and I broke," Fielder said. "Once I broke, there was no way I can get back and go, so I just messed it up."
Abreu raced to the clubhouse to watch the replay after the game.
"What a rush," starter Jose Quintana said. "I was yelling, 'Throw the ball to second.' It was fun. I've never seen that before."
It was the first triple play for the White Sox since Sept. 18, 2006, against Detroit. Texas hadn't been the victim of a triple play since June 1, 1991, against Seattle.
It was the first triple play in the majors this season.
Batting caged
The Toronto Blue Jays Chris Colabello has been suspended 80 games for using performance-enhancing drugs.
"Considering Colabello was batting .069 this year," wrote Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com, "it's hard to see how his performance was enhanced."
Zephyrs no more
After nearly a quarter-century as the New Orleans Zephyrs, the city's Triple AAA baseball team will have a new name beginning in 2017.
On Monday, the team begins an online "name the team" campaign to help it reflect the city it's now representing. The campaign is scheduled to end May 6.
Fans are encouraged to go to www.zephyrsbaseball.com and submit nominations for the team's new name, along with an explanation of why they feel their suggestion embodies New Orleans.
The top choices will be entered into a contest, with the winner being announced in the fall.
The franchise has been known as the Zephyrs since it arrived in New Orleans from Denver in 1993.
The literary meaning of a zephyr is "a soft gentle breeze."
Sports quiz
When was the last time a triple play was turned during extra innings of a major league baseball game?
Sports answer
The New York Mets turned a 6-6-3 triple play against the San Francisco Giants in the 14th inning on May 31, 1964. It was the second game of a doubleheader.
Sports on 04/24/2016