Adam Jones on Saturday night in San Diego made the catch heard 'round the World Baseball Classic when he leapt against the wall to rob Manny Machado of a home run.
It also was heard around America, where, gradually, the Classic is gaining steam among American baseball fans.
"We've just got a lot of different things going on in this country at once," U.S. outfielder Jones, a Orioles star, told The Japan Times on Monday. "Right now March Madness is at its peak. Everybody throughout Major League Baseball and America is making brackets and watching the games. That's generally where the focus is, especially in mid-March. It's not the biggest baseball month.