Jose Siri reacts to former Padres OF Luis Liberato's jaw-dropping catch in Dominican Winter League game

New York Mets center fielder Jose Siri tipped his hat to former San Diego Padres outfielder Luis Liberato following his jaw-dropping catch near the warning track of the outfield in Winter Ball played in the Dominican Republic. Siri, who is from DR as well, makes sure to not only play but also watch games around the league.

During Tuesday's game between Estrellas Orientales and Leones del Escogido, Liberato followed back on a high foul ball, entering the warning track and catching it going backward, making for an incredible out. The commentator, watching the catch, remembered Siri.

"Mira como la persigue... COMO UN LEÓN A SU PRESA, todo el crédito para Liberato con esta ¡JUGADAZA! 🫡 El narrador: "Cuando no es Sirí es Liberato" él lo sabe. (Look how he chases it... LIKE A LION AFTER ITS PREY, all the credit to Liberato for this AMAZING PLAY! 🫡 The commentator: "When it’s not Sirí, it’s Liberato"—he knows it," the caption of the post read.

Jose Siri reacted to this post on Wednesday, sharing love for Luis Liberato's play.

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Jose Siri's controversial home plate steal in Winter League

The nod to Jose Siri by the commentator in the game was no joke. The outfielder has been making such sensational plays all season long for the Gigantes del Cibao and Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League.

Apart from such outfield grabs. Siri is also turning heads with his baserunning in the tournament. On Dec. 15, during a Winter Ball game, Siri stole home plate from second base on a strike.

He first beat the catcher's throw at third and then attempted to steal home. Cleverly, he bypassed both the catcher and third baseman to reach and complete the run.

During his home steal attempt, Jose Siri went way off the basepath, but was still considered safe, but why?

Per rule 5.09(b)(1) of MLB’s official rulebook:

"A runner’s base path is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely."

The runner cannot go off more than 3 feet during the attempt.