Denzel Clarke, who has less than three weeks in his major league career, may have locked up the top three in the 2025 season. In the opening game of the series against the Angels on Tuesday (Monday local time in Los Angeles), the Athletics' No. 6 rookie (MLB Pipeline Ranking) climbed the wall in the left field of the Angels Field to catch Nolan Schanuel's 398-foot deep flyer.
This scene is a recreation of the classic from two weeks ago: Clark flew over the outfield wall at Rogers Center to confiscate Alejandro Kirk's home run on his first major league return to Toronto. This time the catch is better than the previous - "Spider-Man" is here again: Clark accurately predicts the initial velocity of the ball, tracks the whole way to the warning area, jumps up two feet from the wall to support the wall with his right hand, and completes the catch with his upper body completely suspended outside the wall.
The on-court reaction says it all: athletic pitcher Grant Holman holds his head in his hands at the pitcher's mound; Sanur, on the way to second base, stared incredulously at the outfield; Clark, who is known for his calmness, could not suppress his roar after landing.
In line with this trend, the Chevrolet-sponsored "Weekly Power Guard Awards" could be renamed the Clark Awards, which have won two consecutive weeks: a home run in Toronto in the first week, and a god-level catch in the left field fence at Sutter Health Park the following week.