Decades later, Billy Hamilton seems intent on reviving this debate.
Statcast found he reached 22 miles per hour while running down a drive off the bat of Carlos Beltran earlier this season, but that is just one in a long line of spectacular grabs by the Reds center fielder.
Here are some of our favorites….
This is obviously not an exhaustive list, and it is sure to grow.
Tell us which ones are your favorites, and send us the ones we have forgotten!
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