CINCINNATI (WXIX) - On the day that Noelvi Marte made his debut in right field in the middle of July, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona joked that if this experiment didn’t work, blame outfield coach Collin Cowgill. Francona was kidding. But the truth was the no one knew whether or not the 23-year-old Marte would be able to manage a position change on the fly with a team that’s trying to win. Francona’s humor underscored the uncertainty of what was about to happen.

At the time, no one could have dreamed of Marte making the catch of the Reds’ season.

And here we are, on Sept. 25, with Marte delivering the type of play that’s going to need a nickname if the Reds end up making the playoffs. The Great American Robbery? The Leap 16 (Marte’s jersey number)? Jump Marte?

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