WATCH: Rays' Kevin Kiermaier makes 'catch of the year' nominee

It came at the expense of a Manny Machado would-be home run.

Pictured above: Kevin Kiermaier and his mad hops. (MLB.com screencap)

Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier is known as a very nifty defensive fly-catcher. On Monday night against the Orioles, Mr. Kiermaier provided "evidence to excess" on this front. Watch as he takes a miraculous bite out of Manny Machado's slugging percentage ... 

Crackity Jones, that was a catch! People, that was a catch. Snare of the year? Quite possibly. Chris Archer, your thoughts?

When they charge you for one order of fries instead of two ... pic.twitter.com/qwpbWc0B3W

— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 31, 2015

Know, however, that Kiermaier's daredevilry was not without physical costs, as he was forced to leave the game shortly thereafter. The details:

Mild right ankle sprain for @KKiermaier39, injured upon landing from his spectacular catch. He's day-to-day.

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) September 1, 2015

Anyhow, yes, as you might expect, that was also a sky-scraping example of ...

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