In an extremely competitive World Series with the Washington Nationals fighting to stay alive, a horrendous call by an umpire could have nearly cost Washington its entire season.
As the Nationals held a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning with Yan Gomes on first, shortstop Trea Turner hit a soft bouncer short of the mound. When Houston Astros pitcher Brad Peacock finally picked it up and fired it to first base, the throw was off the mark and forced Turner into first baseman Yuli Gurriel’s glove.
A play that should have been ruled an error with both runners advancing down the base paths, the umpires called Turner out for interference with the play and made Gomes return to first base.
Trea Turner was called out on this play.
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 30, 2019
"That's a potentially series changing call." – Joe @Buck pic.twitter.com/E3Po7hSNcR
After Turner and Washington’s skipper Dave Martinez lit into umpire Sam Holbrook for the horrendous call, fans and players watched as the umpires put on headsets as the play was reviewed in New York.
Following an excruciating wait that stalled the game and left everyone feeling restless, the umpires finally took off the headsets and announced the call stood.
Washington’s dugout and the entire baseball world exploded with shock and rage after learning the league’s replay officials stood by the horrendous call.
Extreme level incompetence right here. Absolutely unreal.
— Eric Bossi (@ebosshoops) October 30, 2019
A little surprised the NFL officiating office is also handling MLB replay reviews.
— Jason Wilde (@jasonjwilde) October 30, 2019
I think the best way to get more people to watch baseball is a bad call that you have to review for ten minutes in the middle of the World Series by calling a guy in New York
— Charlotte Wilder (@TheWilderThings) October 30, 2019
That is an absolutely awful call… what are we doin?
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) October 30, 2019
If they called George Brett out here there would be four people going to the hospital.
— Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) October 30, 2019
If first base is going to be in fair territory, how exactly is a runner supposed to stay in foul territory on his final step?
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) October 30, 2019
Sam Holbrook in the middle of this. I, for one, am shocked.
— hashim (@___hash___) October 30, 2019
When you see the call on replay pic.twitter.com/g65mmmoqaL
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) October 30, 2019
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