Video summary
In a chaotic moment at the baseball game between the Twins and the Yankees, a rookie batter hit what appeared to be his second career home run, only for the home plate umpire to incorrectly call it a fair ball. The immediate reaction from everyone else in the stadium was one of disbelief, as players, coaches, and even the pitcher on the mound clearly saw the ball land in foul territory before bouncing. Despite the overwhelming consensus that the play was a foul ball, the initial decision stood for a brief moment, prompting the batter to begin his trot around the bases while the rest of the field erupted in confusion and frustration over the erroneous call.
The tension escalated quickly as the home plate umpire attempted to defend his mistake by claiming he had a good view of the play, ignoring the fact that other officials were standing much closer to the action. The crew chief at third base, who actually had a clear line of sight confirming the ball was foul, initially agreed with the home plate umpire's incorrect assessment before realizing the error. This led to an awkward confrontation where the home plate umpire insisted he could make the call from his distant position, while the crew chief argued that replay review was specifically designed for situations exactly like this one. The disagreement turned heated as the home plate umpire refused to admit fault until the official review process confirmed the ball was indeed foul, at which point he reluctantly accepted the correction but remained defensive about his initial judgment.
The situation culminated in the ejection of the home plate umpire after he continued to argue with the crew chief and insisted that his opinion should have been enough to make the call without waiting for replay. The video highlights the absurdity of the moment, noting that even the batter on deck and the pitcher knew immediately it was a foul ball, yet the official ruling took time to correct. Ultimately, the review process validated the obvious reality that the play was a foul ball, proving that the initial call was wrong. While the umpire eventually accepted the decision, his refusal to acknowledge the clear evidence from other angles until forced by protocol led to his removal from the game, serving as a stark reminder of why replay systems exist to ensure accuracy when human error occurs on the field.
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Everyone in the stadium knows this
umpire gets this call wrong. Even his
fellow umps know doesn't stop a manager
from getting ejected. Twins Yankees
at third base says no he did not swing.
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Casino. We've got ourselves a one two
count. The rookie one career home run to
his name. Did he get the second? Did he?
What is the call? And he says that's
fair ball which means it's a home run.
So, he's going to round the bases and
celebrate. It's a long run. Back of the
end zone to back of the end zone. You
think about it like that, you're like,
"Wow, that's kind of tiring." Let's take
a look. Everyone got into a pretty good
position here to see what this ball
does. Look at the the batter on the on
deck circle. He comes, you know,
moonwalking in backwards. The pitcher's
looking, the catcher looking, the
umpire's looking. Let's scan every
single face in this frame to see if any
of them acted like it was a home run.
Let's Here we go. He just go foul ball.
Yep. Right off the bat, that guy knew
it. Next guy, he No reaction, nothing.
These guys, they were in Minnesota. Foul
ball. Were in Minnesota, they'd be excit
Oh, no. Foul. It's foul. That's foul.
Yeah, that's foul. Foul. He had it. He
was all over.
Nah. No. Oh, going.
Nah. They would be cheering. We're in
Minnesota. Oh,
nothing. No, it's going foul right away.
Oh, is it? Ah, no. Foul. Foul. It's
going foul. It's pretty funny. Everyone
Oh. Oh,
so close. Any hope in his eyes? None. He
didn't even turn the phone to film the
ball. That's how much he knew it. Wow.
Foul. Everyone in this frame foul. Nah.
We're looking. We're looking. Is it?
Nah. He hasn't even stopped drinking his
drink. That's going foul. It's going
foul. Yep. Everybody in the shot.
Everybody in the stadium knew it was a
foul ball. Besides that umpire who
called it a fair ball, which uh it's
going foul. And also the pitcher and I
think the batter. Let's take a look.
Here he is. Ah.
And then he says, "Okay, if you say so.
Appreciate it." Now, pitcher Yarro's
like, "What?" And the homeplayed umpire
is going to walk up to him and he
basically tells him, he's like, "Yeah, I
know. I had it fouled, too." Yeah, I had
I know. We're going to talk about it.
Don't even worry about it. My hair looks
great. It's a new cut, but we're going
to talk about this. So, he finishes his
home run trot. Heart rate's up. Second
career home run. Clap clap clap.
Excited. All the umps get together. And
our guy behind the dish, you can see him
say, "I'm 100% that you got the call
wrong, dude." Oh, okay. And Tom Payne
says, "Yeah, yeah, I also 100%." So,
they changed the call. Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa. And Shelty does not like that. Why
don't you just send it to replay on the
hot mics? You can hear John Tempe and
the ump say, "We're going to check." You
know, we're going to check. Wait, wait.
How did you change the call?
How did How did you change the call to a
foul ball? Because we had a good look at
it. You don't have a good look
at it. Yes, I can. No, you can't
do that. No, I'm I'm going to look at it
right now. I need you to wait. It's
that you changed it
before. I can do that. That's That's
horrible. That's so bad. That's why
replay is there. replay is there for
that. He can't change the call, but
that's exactly what they did. And then
they send it to Chief Review.
>> So Shelty's upset that the call on the
field got changed before it got sent to
replay review cuz it's hard to get
things overturned and maybe he would
have gotten a bad camera angle that
locked him into a home run. He's saying
he can't change that. He didn't have
that view. He says, "No, that's
bad. I did say something. I did say
something, too. I had it fouled, too. I
had it foul, too."
No, that's why replay is there,
Brandon. You know that. Him him
saying that, I can GIVE A
about that. He's standing all
the way down there. And here's where
he's standing. This is what he's talking
about. John Tay, the crew chief, is at
third base. So, this is his view. Now,
he does walk himself into position, but
he is the farthest ump from the call
that's being made. And Shely is thinking
that Tempain went to the middle of the
circle and he's the one that spearheaded
the change. Also though, if you look at
the replay, this camera is basically the
third base view. He had a pretty decent
view that was pretty obvious that ball
was foul. What was the other ump looking
at
>> on the field is confirmed. Foul ball.
>> So, it's confirmed. They get the call
correct. It's easy enough. And Sheldy's
going to kind of just admit it and
accept it, but he just wants them to
know his point is this. I know I'm
saying because that's what you have to
confirm. He didn't tell ME THAT.
DON'T TOSS ME. I really like
that. He's like, I've accepted it. We're
done. Don't toss me. I bought my runner
some time. He can catch his breath now.
He can continually at bat. I didn't like
what you did. Don't toss me. He
gets tossed. As soon as he says, "Don't
toss me." He gets tossed.
you.
No. you. Are you me? You
make that call FROM THAT FAR? THAT'S WHY
THE replay is there. THAT IS WHY
THE replay is there. You're
telling me from there you made that
call. We got together and we changed it.
>> No You told me. You said that.
THAT IS TERRIBLE. Had a good
look at it.
>> No, YOU DON'T HAVE for looking at
it down there.
>> Okay. Well, the call was confirmed and
it was a foul ball. I get it. would
go to replay before you change
it. That's your opinion. Oh,
mom and dad are fighting. What is dad
going to say to that? That's my opinion.
THAT'S WHY REPLAY IS THERE.
MHM. You're standing all the way down
there by third and you're telling me if
he says that you
>> you did not say that.
>> You said you SAW IT. THAT'S
I shared my I shared my
opinion. I had it, too. You're
better than that. that. So, there
you go. He walks back to the dugout and
the two men have shared both of their
opinions and ultimately the call got
made correctly. I understand why what
Shelty's arguing, but we just want the
correct calls. And ultimately, it was
the correct call that one.
I don't know what he was looking at. The
atbback continues and he hits a fly ball
to right field and it's not a home run.
It's just an out and he's like damn.
Kind of like the fake home run I hit
better. Tom Payne says, "I got it right.
I'm jumping John Tempain and I got it
right." And that's right. He does jump
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