Today’s episode of The Accomplishments of Wyatt Langford introduced three fresh aspects that had not previously been showcased during his short time as a professional baseball player: his defensive skills, his strength, and his swiftness.

Initially, let’s discuss Langford’s defensive performance. In his debut appearance as the left fielder for the Rangers, Langford demonstrated his defensive prowess by swiftly pursuing a 98.5 mph line drive hit by Mike Tauchman. He executed a sliding catch to his right, marking his first-ever putout in the major leagues. This was one of three remarkable catches he made during the Rangers’ 9-5 defeat against the Chicago Cubs at Globe Life Field on Sunday.

“I was just trying to catch a ball really, I guess,” Langford said. “I got a good jump on it and I made a good play.”

Second, the power and speed. With right fielder Evan Carter (walk) on third base and leadoff hitter Marcus Semien (double) on second, Langford crushed a Jordan Wicks changeup 103.4 mph off the bat to left-center field and raced around the basepaths for a two-run triple. He reached 29.7 feet-per-second on his jaunt (30 feet per second, for comparison sake, is considered “elite”) and according to Baseball Savant, his hit would have been a home run in 14 ballparks.

“I swung at two changeups in the dirt the at bat before,” said Langford, who hit second in the Rangers’ lineup for the first time this season. “So I was kind of looking for it, and he just left it up in the zone.” Langford also walked in the first inning and struck out twice, once swinging in the second and once looking in the eighth.

“He made a great play, didn’t he?” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s been playing a good outfield. He smoked that triple there, showed the speed on that. He’s just doing a real nice job.”