Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill robs Phillies home run with high-flying catch

San Diego Padres

With two outs in the bottom of the third inning in the San Diego Padres’ game Monday against the Phillies, Philadelphia was poised to take a four-run lead. Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill had other plans. A new kind of MLB mock draft: Our insiders make the picks for all 30 teams — with trades! Phillies outfielder Max Kepler connected with the first pitch he saw from San Diego starter Matt Waldron, lifting a towering fly ball to deep center.

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