Im a big Spider-Man guy…
With great hops comes great accountability.
Red Sox prospect Will Turner submitted his entry for the catch of 2026 after scaling the fence of Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine, to make a wild home run theft on Saturday night time.
In the third inning of the Portland Sea Dogs’ Double-A recreation against the Reading Fightin Phils, left fielder Raider Tello despatched a deep fly ball to left-center area that appeared destined to clear the wall.
Red Sox prospect Will Turner robs a home run. Minor League Baseball
Then, in a maneuver befitting of a Marvel movie, Turner raced to the warning monitor, timed his leap completely and clung to the wall to make the jaw-dropping grab.
“I would say I’m a big Spider-Man guy,” Turner said postgame, per MLB.com. “Every time I do one thing like that, I just assume of Bo Jackson when he ran on the wall for Kansas City.
“As a kid, I kind of did stuff like that growing up and I feel like it kind of just took me back a little bit, so it was really cool.”
A member of the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs this season, Turner was taken by the Red Sox in the seventh spherical of the 2024 MLB Draft. Minor League Baseball via Getty Images
Turner, who turns 24 next month, revealed that his dramatics had truly been years in the making.
Selected in the seventh spherical of the 2024 MLB Draft by Boston, the University of South Alabama product revealed that he has routinely practiced making home run robberies — to no avail until Saturday’s sparkler.
“Well, you know what’s crazy is I’ve actually — in college — attempted it a few times but I never caught one,” Turner added. “I would either mistime it or the ball would be a little too far. I practiced it a little bit and I feel like it was probably the perfect ball to do it on.”
Turner’s catch was in contrast to a number of other catches, including Athletics outfielder Denzel Clarke’s miraculous snag last season. Minor League Baseball
The catch drew speedy comparisons to other great catches, most notably Athletics outfielder Denzel Clarke, who also did his best Spider-Man impression last season.
Facing the Angels in Anaheim, Clarke pursued a deep flyball hit by Nolan Schanuel and, very similar to Turner, scaled the wall — and almost fell over to the other facet — as he got here down with the ball.
While Turner’s .190 average at Double-A leaves a lot to be desired, he has registered a strong .375 on-base share to go with 14 homers and 32 RBIs.
But on Saturday night time, after going 1-for-3 at the plate in Portland’s 5-2 loss, it was Turner’s glove that put the highlight on him.
“That catch that Denzel Clarke made was unbelievable, and I used to be like, ‘That looks really cool, I’d love to do that,’ Turner said.
“And I made it happen tonight. So it was definitely a really special moment.”
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