But McCarthy wasn’t the one playing hero on Monday night at Coors Field.The cape was worn by Baltimore Orioles center fielder Colton Cowser, who looked like he was flying when he executed perhaps the greatest walk-off home run robbery of all time.In the bottom of the ninth inning and a runner on second base for the Rockies with two outs, McCarthy had the opportunity to at least tie the game and force extra innings with a base knock to knot things up at two runs apiece.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMColton Cowser of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates after robbing Jake McCarthy of the Colorado Rockies of a home run in the ninth inning at Coors Field in Denver, Colo., on Aug.
31, 2026.The Orioles won 2-1.
(Getty Images)Instead, McCarthy connected his barrel to an Andrew Kittredge pitch, and the ball went soaring toward the deepest part of the field at 415 feet to dead center.Cowser was tracking the ball the entire way, inching himself closer to the wall and trying to anticipate when he needed to jump – because he absolutely had to as it kept carrying toward the fence.REDS' DANE MYERS CARTED OFF FIELD AFTER CRASHING INTO WALL MAKING ACROBATIC CATCH VS BREWERSMcCarthy was rounding the bases hoping it had enough juice to get past a potential robbery, but Cowser crushed that hope when he leapt along the fence and snatched the ball that was destined to end the game in favor of the home team.As he came crashing down onto the warning track, Cowser was already in immense celebration, screaming as everyone would after making such a tremendous catch to end the ballgame.McCarthy couldn’t do anything but smirk as he went back to the dugout defeated, which is the only feeling the Rockies had after witnessing a highlight-reel grab.SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWSThe catch quickly went viral on social media, as baseball lovers couldn’t fathom what they witnessed.Even Orioles great Adam Jones had to tip his cap to Cowser.Colton Cowser, No.
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