Jemile Weeks Involved In Crazy Play In Red Sox’s Loss To Pirates (Video)

Not too many things have gone right for the Boston Red Sox this season. The Sox staged a late comeback against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night, but their rally was killed in part by a strange play involving pinch runner Jemile Weeks.

As Weeks took his lead off third base with nobody out, Will Middlebrooks hit a chopper directly toward the third base bag that ended up hitting Weeks in the leg as he dove back to the bag. Weeks was in fair territory when the ball hit him, though, so he was ruled out. Pirates closer Mark Melancon retired the next two batters to hand the Sox the loss.

After the game, Weeks explained that he was doing what his coach told him to but didn’t expect the ball to come that close to him. “My natural instinct was to do what I was told and get back on a slow chopper,” Weeks said. “I tried to get back as fast as I could, and I didn’t think it was going to come right on top of me.” Hear more from Weeks in the video above.




(nesn.com)