Coco Crisp stuns fans with his home run robbery

On Thursday at Angel Stadium, there was a robbery. During the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels, something was stolen. Something important and precious that cannot be replaced.

That something was Ji-Man Choi’s third home run of the game. And Coco Crisp was the culprit.

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 04: Left fielder Coco Crisp #4 of the Oakland Athletics goes on top of the wall after making a leaping catch to take away a bid for a third home run of the game by Ji-Man Choi #51 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to end the fifth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 4, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) — (Getty Images)

It was the bottom of the fifth inning, and Choi was batting for the Angels after hitting homers in the second and third innings off Athletics starter Jesse Hahn. Now Choi was facing Zach Neal on the mound, but it didn’t seem to matter to him. On the 3-1 pitch, Choi squared up the ball and launched it into left field. It looked like the ball would leave the park, but left field is Coco Crisp’s territory, and he wasn’t about to let that happen.

Crisp had the homer tracked perfectly. He saw it right off the bat and ran toward the wall, his eye on the ball. He approached the short wall in the left field corner and jumped just as the ball was about to leave the park. There would be no third homer for Choi, because Crisp had stolen it from him.

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The catch was incredible. But even more incredible? The reaction of the people sitting in the left field corner, who got a close-up look at Crisp’s grand larceny.

Coco's catch: Faces in the crowd edition. #Athletics pic.twitter.com/SGoUu1QM0N

— Casey Pratt (@CaseyPrattABC7) August 5, 2016

Here’s the group screenshot that Casey posted.

The crowd as Coco Crisp robs a home run, via @CaseyPrattABC7 — (via @CaseyPrattABC7)

There are some truly superb reactions in there.

A kid reacts to Coco Crisp stealing a home run, via @CaseyPrattABC7 — (via @CaseyPrattABC7)

This kid seems to be thinking “A second ago I was going to catch a home run, and now there’s the arm of a flying major leaguer here instead. Can I take that home?”

This guy wants absolutely nothing to do with the ball or Crisp nearly vaulting over the wall and into the seats.

A guy reacts to Coco Crisp stealing a home run, via @CaseyPrattABC7 — (via @CaseyPrattABC7)

It’s hard to blame him, since it doesn’t feel great when a large ballplayer jumps up and lands on you.

And then there’s this guy, with an expression that says “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.”

Another guy reacts to Coco Crisp stealing a homer, via @CaseyPrattABC7 — (via @CaseyPrattABC7)

Well believe it, because it happened. Choi was denied his third homer of the game and the score stayed tied. The Athletics eventually won 8-6, with Crisp’s stolen homer leading the way.

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