Jim McLennanMon, December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC·2 min readAs promised on Wednesday, the SnakePit Awards get under way today, beginning with the Play of the Year. This is always fun to put together, because I basically get to spent a couple of days assembling highlight reels. However, there are bound to be examples which escaped my attention, and that’s why we have this pre-ballot thread. As well as filtering down the nominees, it’s also your chance to make a pitch (pun, for once, not intended!) for any candidates which may have escaped my attention. Typically, we will have five nominees, and these usually include one home-run, two infield plays, and two outfield plays. But I am prepared to hear arguments to the contrary! Here’s how this will work.
Go to the comments section.
If your choice is already mentioned there, give it a “rec”.
If your choice is NOT mentioned, copy paste the FULL description, e.g. “8/17: Corbin Carroll crushes one 474 feet, the longest since 2019” and leave that as a new comment.
If it’s not listed, I’d recommend posting a link to a video. The MLB Video Search tool will be very helpful.
Duplicate nominations will get deleted.
On Wednesday, I’ll tally up the recs, and use those as a guide towards a list of five or so nominees.
4/1: Eugenio Suarez 8th-inning go-ahead grand-slam in Yankee Stadium
6/9: Josh Naylor delivers our first walk-off grand-slam since Ryan Roberts in 2011
8/13: Ketel Marte’s go-ahead homer, down to our final out
8/17: Corbin Carroll crushes one 474 feet, the longest since 2019
9/2: Ketel Marte hammers a homer at 115.4 mph, the hardest since 2021
4/6: D-backs execute the perfect relay
4/26: Tim Tawa’s tremendous diving stop
5/7: Eugenio Suarez’s incredible defense
5/27: Jordan Lawlar sprawls out for the stop
7/26: Eugenio Suarez’s barehanded throw
8/6: James McCann and Gerardo Perdomo nab Jake Cronenworth stealing home
9/8: Gabriel Moreno throws across his body
9/10: Blaze Alexander’s sensational diving play
9/10: The D-backs turn two to escape a jam
9/19: Gerardo Perdomo goes deep in the hole
3/29: Corbin Carroll’s sliding catch
5/1: Alek Thomas’ sliding catch
5/25: Corbin Carroll’s diving grab
6/24:Jake McCarthy robs a home run from Ryan Noda
7/7: Alek Thomas’ unbelievable sliding catch
7/18: Alek Thomas’ sensational catch
7/25: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. preserves a 1-0 lead in the 11th
8/8: Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s sliding catch
9/6: Blaze Alexander’s home run robbery
9/26: Corbin Carroll’s sweet catch in foul ground
See you all in the comments!
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