{"id":671020,"date":"2026-04-08T22:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671020\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:01:21","slug":"mariners-refnsyder-robs-rangers-of-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671020\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners’ Refnsyder robs Rangers of home run"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"ARefnsyder’s acrobatic catch robs the Rangers of a potential game-changing home run.Seattle Today<\/p>\n

In his first start in the field with the Seattle Mariners, veteran outfielder Rob Refnsyder made a spectacular home run-robbing catch against the Texas Rangers, keeping the game scoreless in the third inning.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Mariners have struggled with defensive lapses in the outfield this season, so Refnsyder’s highlight-reel play was a welcome sight for the team and its fans. The catch also prevented the Rangers from taking an early lead in the game.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

With the game scoreless in the third inning, Texas second baseman Josh Smith drove a first-pitch fastball from Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo deep to right field. Refnsyder, who was making his first start in the field for Seattle, tracked the ball down and made a leaping catch while colliding with the wall to rob Smith of a home run.<\/p>\n

The play occurred in the third inning of the April 8, 2026 game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Rob Refnsyder<\/p>\n

A 35-year-old veteran outfielder who was recently acquired by the Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n

Josh Smith<\/p>\n

The Texas Rangers’ second baseman who hit the deep fly ball that Refnsyder robbed of a home run.<\/p>\n

Bryan Woo<\/p>\n

The Seattle Mariners pitcher who was on the mound when Refnsyder made the highlight-reel catch.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was probably a pretty good feeling for the Mariners to be on the right side of a home-run robbery in right field.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Zac Hereth, Author<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Refnsyder’s spectacular catch demonstrated his defensive prowess and provided a much-needed boost for the Mariners, who have struggled with outfield defense this season. The play also highlighted the team’s depth and willingness to give opportunities to veteran players who can contribute in key moments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Refnsyder’s acrobatic catch robs the Rangers of a potential game-changing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2392],"tags":[5,620,4,619,65,3235],"class_list":{"0":"post-671020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-mariners","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mariners","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-mariners","13":"tag-seattlemariners"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116371344979519295","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}