Pitcher pulls off a move straight out of the 'Matrix' to avoid line drive
Houston Astros pitcher Collin McHugh went full Matrix on Tuesday night, bending backwards to avoid a line drive like Keanu Reeves dodging bullets in a feat of human flexibility.
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McHugh's impressive reflexes not only helped him dodge the line drive hit by Oakland's Kendrys Morales (though the ball did reportedly graze McHugh's hand), it also helped the Astros turn a double play.
After the game, home plate umpire Bob Guccione recounted what he saw, telling MLB.com, "it reminded me exactly of Keanu Reeves and The Matrix. And so I had to go out there and I told him, 'Man, that was just like The Matrix.'"
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McHugh's moves come just one night after Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish managed to hit three people with just one pitch. A big week for Major League pitchers defying physics.
Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
