Marlins outfielders collide, knock fly ball over wall to give Braves star a home run in brutal mishap

Two Miami Marlins outfielders ran into each other trying to catch a fly ball, knocking it over the wall for an Atlanta home run. (This video contains AI-assisted content)

The Miami Marlins outfielders took the definition of outfield assist to a whole new level.

Normally, an outfield assist is credited to an outfielder when they throw a ball into the infield to record an out against a baserunner. In the bottom of the third inning of the Marlins’ 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday at Truist Park, they did the complete opposite of recording an outfield assist.

With a man on first base, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hammered Marlins' starter Janson Junk’s 79-mph sweeper to deep left-center field but didn’t quite get enough of it to clear the wall.

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Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. (13) celebrates after hitting a two-run homer against the Miami Marlins in the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Luckily for Acuña, Marlins left fielder Heriberto Hernández and center fielder Esteury Ruiz did not communicate about who was going to catch the deep fly ball, and they collided with each other on the warning track. When Ruiz and Hernandez collided, the ball popped up and over the wall for a home run.

The two outfielders looked around on the ground for the ball only to realize they had knocked it over the wall.

Acuña stood on first base for a couple of seconds, unsure if it was a home run before he eventually rounded the bases. Ruiz said the two outfielders couldn’t hear each other.

"When I saw the ball, I thought it was leaving the ballpark," Ruiz said through an interpreter, per MLB.com. "While I was running,