Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.¡¯s throw to get the Rays' Yandy Díaz at the plate on Friday was impressive, coming in at 85.7 mph and nabbing D¨ªaz despite picking up the ball in foul territory down the left-field line. It¡¯s reminiscent of another strong throw from left field -- by the A's Yoenis Céspedes on June 10, 2014, against the Angels.

The C¨¦spedes throw is typically considered the memorable C¨¦spedes throw, as he made it on the fly from the edge of left field to get Howie Kendrick at the plate.

C¨¦spedes had to grab the ball from so far into left field in part because it went off his glove as he tried to grab it on a bounce. After chasing it, he executed his on-point throw. Gurriel, on the other hand, had no such mishap, and instead got a bit of an assist from the wall as the ball -- a double -- bounced off the base.

Gurriel¡¯s throw was a bit high, but catcher Danny Jansen brought it down and applied the tag, and D¨ªaz was out.

The differences in situation are worth noting, too. Gurriel¡¯s throw was in the bottom of the first in a 1-0 game, with the Rays leading and looking to add more. C¨¦spedes¡¯ throw, in contrast, preserved a tie game in the 8th inning.