'Unbelievable!' Watch the Twins turn their triple play against the Yankees

July 23, 2019 at 5:06PM
Jonathan Schoop makes the throw at second base to finish off the triple play in Monday's game. Aaron Judge is the sliding Yankees player.
Jonathan Schoop makes the throw at second base to finish off the triple play in Monday's game. Aaron Judge is the sliding Yankees player. (Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins bailed starter Martin Perez out of a first-inning jam on Monday by turning a hard-hit ground ball into a triple play to kick off an 8-6 victory over the Yankees. Here's what it looked and sounded like.

Here's a longer version with analysis by Twins commentator Roy Smalley.

Here's what it sounded like on the radio:

The dugout scene, captured from next to the Twins' dugout by Marney Gellner of FOX Sports North:

And, finally, Star Tribune baseball writer La Velle E. Neal III shows off his scorekeeping skills.

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