Watch: Mariners’ Refnsyder robs Rangers of home run

The Seattle Mariners acquired veteran Rob Refsnyder for his bat, but his first major contribution to the team came with his glove.

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In his first start in the field as a Mariner on Wednesday, Refnsyder took a run away from the Texas Rangers with a home-run robbery in right field to keep the game scoreless in the third inning.

Texas second baseman Josh Smith drove a first-pitch fastball from Bryan Woo deep into the right field corner to leadoff the third. Refsnyder tracked the ball down and made a leaping catch while colliding with the wall. You can see the play in the video below.

It was probably a pretty good feeling for the Mariners to be on the right side of a home-run robbery in right field. On Saturday against the Angels, right fielder Jo Adell robbed the M’s of three homers to help Los Angeles win 1-0, which is believed to be a single-game MLB record.

In Refsnyder’s six previous appearances with the M’s this season, he had played just two innings in the field. That came in Monday night’s 2-1 loss after he came in to pinch-hit for Luke Raley in the top of the seventh inning.

The 35-year-old Refnsnyder was still in search of his first hit as a Mariner when he robbed the home run Wednesday. He entered the game 0 for 13 at the plate.

Hear the radio broadcast of Wednesday’s Mariners-Rangers game on Seattle Sports 710 AM and the Seattle Sports app. 

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