Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz may have set a new MLB record on Tuesday night on a play that produced a negative result for his team.

De La Cruz fielded a ground ball off the bat of Xander Bogaerts during the bottom of the ninth inning of Cincinnati’s 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night. Rather than making a quick transfer and getting the ball to first, De La Cruz took his time and unleashed as hard of a throw as he possibly could in an attempt to beat Bogaerts by a half-step.

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