ANAHEIM, California – A flying call and interference on the field came up for the second time during a game in less than a week.
This time it is New York Yankees team And Juan Soto.
The Yankees had the bases loaded in the first inning Wednesday night against the team Los Angeles Angels when they were finished in a unique double play.
Despite the strange start to the game, the Yankees were able to win 2-1.
“Tough way to start things off when you load the bases there in the first inning and you’ve got a good pitcher on the line,” New York manager Aaron Boone said. But according to the content of the law, it is probably the right decision.” , who was pushed out.
Giancarlo Stanton press a high pop-up near the pocket at the second second. The umpire called an infield fly, but Soto hit the Angels shortstop Zach Neto hip while trying to get back to second base, causing Neto to lose track of the ball and it fell to the infield.
Second base umpire Vic Carapazza ruled that Soto interfered with Neto, resulting in a second out.
“Obviously a difficult play. Once Juan commits to get there and he’s trying to get out of the way, if Neto catches it, he can catch it in the pocket for a double play. It’s like, ‘You go. where?’ “Boone said.
Carapazza said in a general report after the game that in his opinion, Soto did not intentionally contact Neto to interfere, but Soto was not on base, which was the only time the batter was protected.
“I had him interfere with the outfielder and called the fly in first, now the batter is out,” Carapazza said. The subsequent intervention was the second player coming off the field.”
Neto also agreed that Soto did not try to interfere. It was just bad timing.
“I had no intention of getting in his way or him getting in my way, the game was just happening and I was trying to catch the ball,” Neto said. “It was just a little behind me. The umpire said every shortstop in the major leagues caught that ball. I was trying to catch it and he happened to be there.”
Boone came out to argue the call and was ejected by Carapazza. It was Boone’s third ejection of the season and the 36th of his career.
Tyler Anderson and the Angels escaped the inning unscathed when Alex Verdugo grounded.
Bench coach Brad Ausmus, who managed the Angels in 2019, took over after Boone was ejected.
Last Thursday in Chicago, the umpires ruled on the White Sox’s designated hitter Andrew Vaughn interfered with the Orioles’ shortstop Gunnar Henderson on a pop-up by Andrew BenintendiAt the end of the match, Baltimore won 8-6.
MLB said after that game there was some discretion not to interfere, but Carapazza said that doesn’t apply here.
“I called the infield fly rule first, now the batter is out. That wasn’t the case [White Sox-Orioles] play. It’s a little different,” Carapazza said.
Boone, like White Sox manager Pedro Grifol, is hoping MLB can provide further clarity on jamming plays.
“I mean, sequence is important. But hopefully maybe we can review it a little bit,” Boone said. “Juan is in danger of being doubled, and if he doesn’t get that and if you don’t find the correct way back, he’s stuck with Neto perhaps misjudging a little bit. But what are you going to do as a runner there?”
