Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy caught up with the media following the announcements of Sal Frelick and Brice Turang winning gold glove awards. In Turang’s case he won the platinum glove, which is an award handed out to the best defender in the league regardless of position. When discussing the awards, Pat Murphy shared a hilarious text thread that he had with Sal Frelick.

Milwaukee Brewers: Pat Murphy shared a hilarious text thread with Sal Frelick regarding how he congratulated him on winning the gold glove award

In the video below, Pat Murphy reads the text that he sent to Sal Frelick regarding how he congratulated him on winning the gold glove award. As expected, Murphy sent a joking text to Frelick that read, “Sal. Amazing what a few unnecessary dives and purposeful dives into the wall can do for a player. I thought you’d be too busy with classes at Brandeis University to even receive this award. The epitome of your year was your unnecessary leaping versus the (Los Angeles) Angles at the end of the game on a routine fly ball making it look like you robbed the home run.”

Re-visiting Sal Frelick’s game saving home run robbery against the Los Angeles Angels

One specific play that Pat Murphy mentioned in his obviously joking text to Sal Frelick was a home run robbery against the Los Angeles Angels.  This catch from Frelick came with two runners on base, the Brewers hanging onto a three run lead, and with two outs in the ninth inning.   With Taylor Ward up to bat, Frelick leaped over the wall and ended the game on a home run saving catch.

2024 was a great defensive year for Sal Frelick. He always found a way to get his jersey dirty, was not afraid to put his body on the line by running into walls or netting, and was rewarded for his efforts by winning a gold glove award.