{"id":40666,"date":"2025-04-13T04:26:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T04:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40666"},"modified":"2025-04-13T04:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T04:26:21","slug":"watch-social-media-erupts-after-andy-pages-denies-grand-slam-with-epic-dodgers-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40666","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Social media erupts after Andy Pages denies Grand Slam with epic Dodgers catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages delivered a stunning robbery of the Cubs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-of-the-Dodgers.jpg?w=700\" sizes=\" (max-width: 768px) 600px,  (min-width: 769px) 700px\" srcset=\"\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-of-the-Dodgers.jpg?w=700 600w,\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-of-the-Dodgers.jpg?w=700 900w\n            \" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages (44) before the game against the Chicago Cubs during the Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages turned to his right hand and vertical jump to trend online. Denying four points on the Chicago Cubs in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Roki Sasaki watched Michael Busch smack his four-seam fastball toward center field. The Dodgers rookie observed the ball floating towards the blue wall at Chavez Ravine. Pages was Sasaki&#8217;s only hope to prevent the baseball scaling over the wall.<\/p>\n<p>He leaped high enough to pull off the epic catch during the top of the third inning. Pages pulled off the \u201cGrand Slam Robbery\u201d coined by Fox Sports MLB.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-5 px-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden h-auto\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1911236935139447024&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2Fsocial-media-erupts-after-andy-pages-denies-grand-slam-with-epic-dodgers-catch&amp;sessionId=7fe0fab59c6f517a3f5fe1285465cd6b3213ba41&amp;siteScreenName=clutchpoints&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1911236935139447024\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pages ensured the Dodgers kept \u201czero\u201d next to the Cubs&#8217; scoring runs during the third. He then became a popular, tending topic on social media after executing the crucial catch.<\/p>\n<h2>Reactions erupt for Andy Pages&#8217; epic Dodgers robbery of Cubs<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3332813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3332813\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3332813\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-wall-catch.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-wall-catch.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-wall-catch.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-wall-catch.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-wall-catch.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Andy-Pages-wall-catch.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages (44) makes a catch during the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3332813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pages sparked lots of social media reactions for preventing a 5-0 deficit at Dodgers Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy. Pages. Wow,\u201d the Dodgers&#8217;\u00a0X account posted online.<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers nation became another that felt the magnitude of Pages&#8217; grab.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">\u201cInsane catch from Andy Pages at the wall. This could\u2019ve been very, very scary for Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers,\u201d\u00a0the account posted as their reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Another fan joked what Pages really did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you bet on the Cubs.. Andy Pages just ruined your Saturday night,\u201d\u00a0the fan shared.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Dodgers Nation reporter Doug McKain\u00a0revealed the magnitude\u00a0of Pages&#8217; Grand Slam denial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis flyout by Michael Busch had a .790 xBA and would&#8217;ve at least scored two and possibly cleared the bases. Saves the Dodgers and Roki,\u201d McKain said.<\/p>\n<p>The young outfielder has steadily grown his last two seasons. Dodgers manager\u00a0Dave Roberts\u00a0first made the call\u00a0to promote Pages in April 2024. Pages arrived to L.A. as the No. 94 overall MLB prospect for &#8217;24. He delivered 100 hits and scored 65 runs for the World Series champs.<\/p>\n<p>The native of Cuba has smacked seven hits while scoring five runs through 14 games so far in 2025. 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