‘A joy to throw to’: Jacob Stallings netting lofty praise for defense

Posted Sep 19, 2020
Jacob Stallings sat atop the brick backstop at Wrigley Field Sunday and smiled. Having crashed into the protective netting to snag a foul pop from Cubs shortstop Javier Baez, Stallings chuckled at his brief brush with disaster and matter-of-factly tossed the ball back to pitcher Sam Howard, another fine defensive play in the books. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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