Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s cannon throw from the left-field corner to the plate in the first inning on Friday at Tropicana Field has earned the Blue Jays outfielder Play of the Week honors.

Gurriel nabbed Tampa Bay's Yandy D¨ªaz trying to score from first on Ji-Man Choi's double down the line. Gurriel scooped up the ball in foul territory just in front of the outfield wall, then fired a throw on the fly to catcher Danny Jansen, who made an acrobatic tag on D¨ªaz for the out.

Gurriel's throw mirrored the iconic throw made by Yoenis C¨¦spedes on June 10, 2014, when he was with the A's. C¨¦spedes also fired a strike from the left-field corner to the plate on the fly, throwing out the Angels' Howie Kendrick to preserve a tie game in the eighth inning at Angel Stadium.

Gurriel's throw was announced as MLB's Play of the Week on Monday on MLB Network.