A-Rod’s bizarre game-ending pop-up to Luis Castillo needs a deep rewind
New York City is synonymous with baseball. The city’s two major league teams, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, have only ever faced off once before for the championship in the 2000 World Series, known as the Subway Series, and the Yankees won in a landslide victory. After the 2000 series, the […]
Mets hold on to beat Phillies in London with game-ending double play
LONDON — The Mets got more than just a sightseeing trip or two in their four days across the Atlantic. Teams with some flaws have shown a penchant for creating magic in the ninth inning, and that was on display again Sunday as the Mets pulled away to a draw with the Phillies in the […]
Padres broadcaster Mark Grant stunned by umpire’s game-ending blunder
Few people agreed with the call that ended Thursday night’s Diamondbacks-Padres game, but Mark Grant was not among them. With San Diego trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and a runner on second, Jake Cronenworth threw six pitches to get to a 2-2 count before catching a 92 mph four-seam […]
Umpires ripped after game-ending White Sox-Orioles interference call
The White Sox were trying to mount a comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning on Thursday night, but lost the game in one of the strangest and most unlikely decisions you’ll ever see at the end of a baseball game. Chicago, which was trailing the Orioles 8-2 in the bottom of the ninth, […]
Mets’ Carlos Mendoza goes ballistic on umpire over game-ending call
Carlos Mendoza was furious at the decision that ended the Mets’ 1-0 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday night at Citi Field. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Pete Alonso was forced out trying to tie the game on a sacrifice fly, but just as Alonso slipped in, the relay throw reached Cubs catcher […]
Angels announcers rip umpires after ‘garbage’ game-ending call
The Angels felt the officiating was diabolical at the end of Wednesday’s matinee. Their announcer felt the same way. With two outs in the ninth inning of a close 6-5 game against the Orioles in Anaheim, outfielder Joe Adell tried to steal a base on the final play of the game and was thrown out […]