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Leapin' Liriano: Toronto second bagger Nelson Liriano steps on the bag and then turns on the acrobatics, to avoid Milwaukee baserunner Rob Deer and fire to first for the double play
Leapin' Liriano: Toronto second bagger Nelson Liriano steps on the bag and then turns on the acrobatics, to avoid Milwaukee baserunner Rob Deer and fire to first for the double play

Leapin' Liriano: Toronto second bagger Nelson Liriano steps on the bag and then turns on the acrobatics, to avoid Milwaukee baserunner Rob Deer and fire to first for the double play

Date6/1/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Clean block: Nelson Liriano gets upended at second base by Seattle pinch runner Jeff Schaefer, preventing Jays from completing a double play in the ninth
Clean block: Nelson Liriano gets upended at second base by Seattle pinch runner Jeff Schaefer, preventing Jays from completing a double play in the ninth
7/6/1990
That helps: With two runners on and none out for the A's in the sixth inning last night, the Jays got out of trouble when Mark McGwire grounded to Tony Fernandez, who tossed to Nelson Liriano, who jumped over Carney Lansford and threw to first for a double play
That helps: With two runners on and none out for the A's in the sixth inning last night, the Jays got out of trouble when Mark McGwire grounded to Tony Fernandez, who tossed to Nelson Liriano, who jumped over Carney Lansford and threw to first for a double play
5/3/1989
Peek a boo: Brewers' Robin Yount broke up a Nelson Liriano double play try last night and emerged with tip of the hat.
Peek a boo: Brewers' Robin Yount broke up a Nelson Liriano double play try last night and emerged with tip of the hat.
6/6/1989
Leapin' Lee: Bruce Jays second baseman Manny Lee acrobatically avoids a hard-sliding Jim Rice of the Red Sox in the fourth inning yesterday and relays the ball to first base to complete a 6-4-3 double play
Leapin' Lee: Bruce Jays second baseman Manny Lee acrobatically avoids a hard-sliding Jim Rice of the Red Sox in the fourth inning yesterday and relays the ball to first base to complete a 6-4-3 double play
9/21/1986
Extra-Inning hero: Nelson Liriano gets a hero's welcome from Glenallen Hill, left, and Mookie Wilson after his double in the 13th gave the Jays and improbable 6-5 victory and kept the Orioles two lengths back in AL East race
Extra-Inning hero: Nelson Liriano gets a hero's welcome from Glenallen Hill, left, and Mookie Wilson after his double in the 13th gave the Jays and improbable 6-5 victory and kept the Orioles two lengths back in AL East race
9/20/1989
In the driver's seat? Nelson Liriano, above left, has the steering wheel but no guarantee on second base job with the Jays
In the driver's seat? Nelson Liriano, above left, has the steering wheel but no guarantee on second base job with the Jays
2/17/1989
Diving defence: Blue Jay second Nelson Liriano can't quite get to this ball up the middle off the bat of Cleveland's Willie Upshaw in the ninth inning of last night's game at Exhibition Stadium
Diving defence: Blue Jay second Nelson Liriano can't quite get to this ball up the middle off the bat of Cleveland's Willie Upshaw in the ninth inning of last night's game at Exhibition Stadium
6/11/1988
In the driver's seat? Nelson Liriano, above left, has the steering wheel but no guarantee on second base job with the Jays. Sandy Guerrero, now in Mil(...)
In the driver's seat? Nelson Liriano, above left, has the steering wheel but no guarantee on second base job with the Jays. Sandy Guerrero, now in Mil(...)
2/17/1989
Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday
Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday
4/23/1989
Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday.
Oh so close: The Jays' Nelson Liriano heads for first after breaking up the no-hit bid of Nolan Ryan, right, with one out in the ninth yesterday.
4/23/1989
Wizard of Ozzie: Chicago shortstop Ozzie Guillen beat Toronto baserunner Robbie Alomar to the second base bag for the out, but failed to turn two in last night's game at the SkyDome
Wizard of Ozzie: Chicago shortstop Ozzie Guillen beat Toronto baserunner Robbie Alomar to the second base bag for the out, but failed to turn two in last night's game at the SkyDome
5/10/1991
Liriano, Nelson (Misc and Portraits)
Liriano, Nelson (Misc and Portraits)
10/6/1989