Cubs star Nico Hoerner pulls off jaw-dropping throw between his legs to make incredible play

Chicago Cubs prima Nico Hoerner did his champion hoops impression, throwing the shot betwixt his legs to marque a sensational play connected a bunt.

In the apical of the 5th inning of the Cubs’ 3-0 nonaccomplishment to the Houston Astros connected Saturday day astatine Wrigley Field, Hoerner showed his antiaircraft prowess. Astros catcher César Salazar tried to leap connected Cubs starting pitcher Colin Rea and unfastened the inning with a bunt azygous connected Rea’s archetypal transportation of the frame.

Hoerner, a two-time Gold Glove winner, charged connected Salazar’s bunt. Salazar runs well, which near Hoerner’s options constricted aft helium picked up the shot with his bare hand.

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Nico Hoerner of the Chicago Cubs makes a play astatine 2nd basal during a crippled against the Houston Astros astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago connected May 22, 2026. (Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images)

They accidental necessity is the parent of invention.

The 29-year-old, each successful 1 motion, dragged his close limb down him, creating an opening for him to propulsion the shot betwixt his legs to archetypal base, contempt each of his momentum coming toward location plate. First baseman Michael Busch finished the play by reaching retired and snaring Hoerner’s dazzling propulsion to implicit the item and nab the speedy Salazar for the out.

Hoerner’s through-the-legs propulsion conjured up memories of New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon and Chicago White Sox Mark Buehrle, who some made plays of a akin ilk.

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Chicago Cubs 2nd baseman Nico Hoerner runs onto the tract earlier a crippled against the Houston Astros astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected May 22, 2026. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)

Colon fielded Miami Marlins archetypal baseman Justin Bour’s anemic dribbler connected the first-base enactment and casually flipped the shot down his backmost to implicit the out.

Buehrle got drilled successful the ft by a comebacker and the shot ricocheted into foul territory connected the first-base side. He hustled implicit and flipped the shot with his mitt done his legs to implicit the out.

Like Colon and Buehrle, Hoerner’s fantastic play volition beryllium shown connected item reels for a agelong time.

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Nico Hoerner of the Chicago Cubs makes a play astatine 2nd basal during a crippled against the Houston Astros astatine Wrigley Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected May 22, 2026. (Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images)

Unfortunately for the Cubs, Hoerner’s standout play was 1 of their fewer highlights successful their nonaccomplishment to the Astros.

The Cubs (29-23) volition look to bounce backmost erstwhile they play the Astros (22-31) successful the last crippled of a three-game bid connected Sunday astatine 2:20 p.m. ET and anticipation to debar the sweep.

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