College outfielder commits Jose Canseco-like blunder as fly ball bounces off his head for improbable home run

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Across all sports and all levels, coaches tell their players to use their heads. However, Highland center fielder Jake Shields used his head in a completely different sense and had a Jose Canseco moment.

In Highland’s 8-4 loss to Butler in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday at McDonald Stadium in Kansas, Butler designated hitter Tanay Vyas hit a high fly ball to right-center field with a runner on first base and two outs in the bottom of the third inning.

Shields ran over to make the play, shielding the sun with his glove and his sunglasses, but completely misjudged the ball. 

Instead of catching the fly ball, it hit his head and bounced over the wall for an improbable home run to make it 3-1.

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Former Oakland Athletics player Jose Canseco speaks to fans as the Athletics induct him into the team's Hall of Fame before a game against the San Francisco Giants in Oakland, Calif., Aug. 17, 2024. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Shields’ blunder was reminiscent of Jose Canseco’s infamous outfielder blunder in 1988. Carlos Martinez, a designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians, hit a fly ball to the warning track in right field.

Canseco, an outfielder for the Texas Rangers at the time, ran to the wall to try to catch the ball but missed it. The ball hit off his head and bounced up and over the wall for a home run.

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Former Oakland Athletics outfielder Jose Canseco stands on the field before a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., July 21, 2024. (Darren Yamashita/USA Today