The Yankees have been looking for that big play during this tough stretch.
Hoping to snap their season-high six-game losing streak on Sunday afternoon, they were able to open an early advantage over the short-handed, makeshift Mets pitching staff in the Subway Series finale at Citi Field.
The Mets refused to go away, though, and suddenly had recaptured the momentum.
They were able to scratch across runs in back-to-back frames against Max Fried and Jonathan Loaisiga to cut the deficit to two runs, then Francisco Lindor led off the bottom of the seventh with a walk.
Suddenly, the red-hot Juan Soto stepped to the plate representing the tying run.
The star outfielder worked the count before lacing a 105 mph liner into shallow left, which looked like a clean knock off the bat; however, Cody Bellinger came racing in and made an incredible shoestring catch to rob him.
Bellinger then came up throwing and unleashed a perfect strike to first, doubling off Lindor.
The Mets challenged the play, but the replay confirmed the call on the field.
WHAT A PLAY FROM CODY BELLINGER!
Bellinger makes the shoestring grab and doubles Francisco Lindor at first! pic.twitter.com/GqgQFOITWU
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“It was a hard-hit ball, so it’s just trying to get the best read possible,” Bellinger said. “I saw it in the air and had a really good beat on it, so I was just glad I was able to make the play, and when I looked up, I saw Goldy with his glove high, so I was trying to make a good throw.”
The Yankees’ bullpen was able to hold on from there, as Tim Hill and Devin Williams kept the Mets off the board over the last two frames to finally end the skid.
Carlos Mendoza called it the "play of the game."
Aaron Boone one-upped him and called it the Yanks' "play of the year, so far."
"That's one of those it's like that in-betweener, do you leave your feet, your best way is to go try and shoestring catch it there," Boone added. "He's able to get underneath it, but just that Cody Bellinger presence of mind thing that he has, we've seen it all year with him defensively, just a really special play."
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