David Fry moved behind the plate and was on the receiving end of a game-saving play that showed why the Guards place a high value on the rookie’s versatility and his ability to handle multiple roles on manager Terry Francona’s roster.
Atlanta, with nothing to lose, challenged the call, but replay officials in New York confirmed that Fry had made the right play. Francona said it is easy to lose perspective on all that needs to take place for that play to be successful.
“I don’t know if people probably have a true respect for just how much is going on in a guy’s head, or can go on when it’s happening that fast,” Francona said. “That was an unbelievable play all the way around.” Francona said he knows the club asks a lot of Fry on a night where he played both right field and catcher.
“He’s more valuable maybe than other people realize,” Francona said. “We feel like he’s real valuable. There’s days when he doesn’t play, but because of his versatility, you can do things with other people too, and that’ll never show, but it has value.” Fry became the third player in franchise history to play both right field and catcher in the same game, joining Ron Pruitt in and Ted Easterly . According to Elias Sports Bureau, Fry is the first MLB player to appear in right field and at catcher and have a walk-off plate appearance since Gary Carter did so for the Expos in 1975.
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