Pitcher Yu Darvish hits three people with one magnificent throw
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish pulled off an achievement on Monday night he may never do again in his career: he hit three separate people with a single pitch.
Behold.
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The Bugs Bunny-esque moment happened in the bottom of the sixth inning in Monday night's game between the Cubs and Miami Marlins when Darvish's 99 miles-per-hour fastball struck Marlins hitter Lewis Brinson in his right thigh, striking umpire Brian O'Nora near his throat, and ricocheting into Cubs catcher Willson Contreras in the back.
Check out a slow-motion version of the pitch here.
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Incredible. You could practice this for decades and never pull it off again. And in case you're still confused on the path of the amazing Magic Pitch, here's a GIF of the pitch's path.
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It's been a rocky 18 months for Darvish, from a poor performance in the 2017 World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, to an injury-shortened 2018 for the Cubs, to a roller coaster start to the 2019 season.
Despite the slapstick comedy of the pitch above, Darvish pitched well enough to get his first win in almost a year for the Cubs in a 7-2 victory. But it's unlikely he'll ever repeat the 3-men-in-1-pitch feat, so let us continue to revel in its glory.
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.