Teachable - Laz & Manny's Perfect Angles

Tmac highlights Laz Diaz and Manny Gonzalez's positioning to take two recent plays—Laz winds up on the foul line for a fair/foul decision heading to first base and Manny wheels around to officiate a tag play into second. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2019/...

In St. Louis, Paul DeJong hit an unusual infield single as his ground ball to foul territory spun back around and wound up fair. HP Umpire Laz Diaz tripped over the catcher and fell next to home plate, but made sure he maintained his optimal angle by keeping his head on top of the foul line.

The second Teachable Moment of this video visits Houston, where the Rangers attempted to retire Houston baserunner George Springer at second base, and 2B Umpire Manny Gonzalez moved to adjust his angle, keeping a keyhole or daylight between the players so he would be in an ideal position to see the potential tag.