One of the weirder ballpark quirks we’ve seen over in the years in baseball is the elevated playing surface in centre field at some parks.

The Houston Astros had Tal’s Hill, a unique inclined piece of grass that added an extra element of fun and uneasiness for any centre fielder patrolling the grounds at Minute Maid Park. Unlike other sports, baseball allows clubs to design their own field demensions in a creative manner, allowing for unique and peculiar features like the Miami Marlins home run sculpture that looks like it was stolen from an amusement park, the short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium, or the Green Monster at Fenway Park in Boston. 

While Tal’s Hill is no more in Houston, the clubs Triple-A minor-league affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies, got to experience the Albuquerque Isotopes’ unique hill at Isotopes Park on Friday night.

During the bottom of the third, Astors prospect Myles Straw was forced to track a ball hit deep to centre off the bat of Ryan McMahon. At first glance, the ball looked like a goner, but not before Straw had something to say about it. There was just one issue: Straw tripped at the top of the hill but managed to recover in time to make a sensational diving catch from his knees.

Wow. The fact that he’s able to rotate his body around and get to his knees is pretty remarkable.  Given that this isn’t Straw’s home ballpark, this might be one of the best catches we’ve seen in some time. You’ll probably be seeing this one for the coming future in your highlight reels.

(h/t MLB’s Cut4)