Pages robs a hit

Andy Pages turned a first-inning line drive into an out on April 15, sliding in center field to take a hit from Luis Robert Jr. at Dodger Stadium. (mlb.com) Major League Baseball’s clip identified the play as coming in the top of the first inning, with one out and the Dodgers leading the New York Mets 2-1. The batted ball left Robert’s bat at 84.5 miles per hour and carried 276 feet before Pages closed on it. (mlb.com) Pages is the Dodgers’ center fielder, bats and throws right-handed, and debuted in the majors on April 16, 2024. Baseball-Reference lists him at 6-foot-1 and 212 pounds. (baseball-reference.com) The catch landed in a season where the Dodgers opened 14-4 and sat in first place in the National League West through games played by April 16. Baseball-Reference also lists Los Angeles with 59 runs allowed in those first 18 games. (baseball-reference.com) Pages has made this kind of play more than once in the past year. Major League Baseball’s video archive shows sliding catches by him on March 26, 2026, September 19, 2025, August 30, 2025, March 11, 2025, and February 23, 2025. (mlb.com) That run of clips tracks with his defensive role in Los Angeles, where the Dodgers have used him in center field while chasing another postseason berth in 2026. His April 15 grab fit the same pattern: a ball dropping into the outfield gap turned into an out before the inning could grow. (baseball-reference.com)