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\n San Francisco Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee made an unbelievable catch<\/a> during Sunday\u2019s win over the Tampa Bay Rays \u2013 with more than a little help from his calves and his knees.\n <\/p>\n \n In the top of the fourth inning, Lee was running to his left towards a drive from Yandy D\u00edaz when he slid and reached out his hand to make the catch.\n <\/p>\n \n However, the ball popped out of his glove and rolled down his inner thigh and calf before Lee managed to grip it just below his knees.\n <\/p>\n \n As he stood up, the 26-year-old Korean nonchalantly plucked the ball out from between his legs \u2013 the improbable catch secured.\n <\/p>\n Jung Hoo Lee with the catch … BETWEEN HIS KNEES \ud83e\udd2f pic.twitter.com\/QRSMh2ArGV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) August 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \n \u201cI don\u2019t care what anybody says, that\u2019s the catch of the decade,\u201d said Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper while calling the play. \u201cNot of the year, not of the day, not of the week, not of the homestand \u2013 the decade.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The Giants went on to win the game at 7-1 and end their seven-game losing streak. Before Sunday, they had also lost 15 of their last 16 games at Oracle Park.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThe wind was pretty heavy, and the ball was reaching out a lot, so I went for the slide,\u201d Lee later told reporters via an interpreter. \u201cI did catch it, but I felt like it was going under my body starting from the chest. It was a funny catch, for sure.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cAs soon as I felt the ball just dropping down, sliding down my body, I felt like I had to squeeze onto something \u2026 In the end, I squeezed it with my calves.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Teammate Drew Gilbert called it a \u201cwinning play from a winning player.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThat was pretty crazy, that was very impressive,\u201d Gilbert told reporters. \u201cThat\u2019s a big play \u2026 Glad he\u2019s on our team.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n As for D\u00edaz, he said that he was \u201c200 percent sure\u201d that he would end up with a double before seeing Lee emerge with the ball between his legs.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI had the bad luck that he caught the ball,\u201d D\u00edaz added, per MLB.com<\/a>. \u201cI think he\u2019s the only player who\u2019s ever done that. It was a very weird play.\u201d\n <\/p>\n ![\"Jung](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ap25230012910697-20250818122822125.jpg\")
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