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Kevin Kiermaier of the Rays has been the best defensive outfielder in Major League Baseball this season by most measures, if not all. He's actually been the most valuable player at any position on defense, by an absurd amount, going by UZR/150. In addition to the great plays anyone can see him make with the naked eye, he's usually at the top or near of every defensive metric leaderboard. As Hawk Harrelson might put it, Kiermaier can go get it.

Which is why his approach to a fly ball hit by Kendrys Morales of the Royals in the top of the third inning Friday night looked singularly curious. After Morales connected, Kiermaier ran back and scaled the center-field fence, appearing to get in position to try a home-run-preventing catch. Would he get the ball, or would it be fed to the rays in the tank at Tropicana Field? 

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Neither; the ball never came. With Kiermaier hanging onto the fence with his hands -- and then his right foot -- the ball struck a catwalk and dropped to the ground perhaps 20 feet in front of the fence. It was ruled a double at the moment by umpires, but after a huddle they determined it was a home run. Quirky rules for a quirky ballpark, the Trop, which took away a home run by Miguel Sano of the Twins the day before because he hit a different catwalk. At the Trop, some catwalks are home runs, others are in play. Go figure!

But that's all secondary to Kiermaier and his leg placement on the fence. Check out this photo by Will Vragovic of the Tampa Bay Times:

Very "A Chorus Line" of Kiermaier. ONE! Singular sensation, every little step he takes:

In case you wanted to watch the entire Morales-catwalk-Kiermaier-leg-kick home run: