After sending it to New York for review, Alex Bregman is ruled to not have been hit by pitch and instead fouls a ball off his elbow.
September 5, 2024
After sending it to New York for review, Alex Bregman is ruled to not have been hit by pitch and instead fouls a ball off his elbow.
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This is one of the most insane ones yet – how is this possible?
Does somebody have a logical explanation for this, because I am so confused by this ruling.
…is this an optical illusion or something?
Espada got ejected after bregman struck out following the result of the call.
I don’t know what it is, but there’s something real scary about Bregman walking back to the plate with a giant grin on his face
My guess is that the ruling on the field was a foul tip. Then, the Astro’s challenged it as a HBP. It wasn’t conclusive that he was HBP, so the ruling on the field stands. Can you even challenge a foul tip?
bregmans gotta wear brighter sleeves
Umps fuck up foul calls all the time, here’s a rare instance where it can be reviewed and they still get it wrong lmao.
Um, what?
I think they ruled it a swinging strike. Therefore, a HBP by rule cannot happen.
Can somebody explain to me how is it scored if the batter swing into the ball and gets hit? Does it count as the same thing as intentionally getting bit by pitch?
So one of two things happened here: they challenged that he was hit by the pitch, and the video doesn’t conclusively show he was hit by a pitch, so the strike/foul tip call stands (because you can’t actually challenge a foul tip call), or they challenged he was hit by the pitch and they ruled that he offered at the pitch and it’s a strike anyway.
It’s really just the brevity of the clip, the headline on the post, and the announcing clip that makes this seem confusing/weird.
If it’s a foul ball, why was the pitch challenged? Home plate umpire pointed to first, it was ruled no swing, then somehow changed to foul?
I hope whoever reviewed this took the bus home because they shouldn’t be driving.
It definitely doesn’t hit the bat, but at the same time his swing moves him into the pitch. If he doesn’t move the ball never hits him so I’m not necessarily a fan of rewarding a player for moving into the pitch whether it’s intentional or not.
What actually happened is they were unable to determine if he was hit by the pitch so the call reverts back to the call on the field. Its definitely not definitive that he was hit by the pitch.
This has nothing to do with anything but they way the guy said absolutely caught me off guard lol
The umpire needed to announce this in a way that was more clear.
He could have said “after review, there is not enough evidence to show that the batter was hit by the pitch. Therefore, the ruling on the field stands, which is a foul tip”.
This makes it clear that the video review was only to determine a HBP, not whether it was a foul tip. I am assuming that the Astros specifically challenged whether the batter was hit, not whether it was a foul tip (is a foul tip call even challengable?). Because clearly Bregman did not tip the ball, but unfortunately the umpire in real time called that he did.
I say this as a Mariners fan. Umm.. what the fuck is that call?
what were they looking at???
Maybe they meant to rule it as a swing and the ump F’d up the translation from NY? That’s odd.
Obbsolutly.
Umps that make calls like this should have their salary docked for each bad call
As an Astros hater this hit all elbow.
I would have loved to hear
“Ruling on the field of foul tip is overturned, it was a swinging strike”
of all the absurdities of this video – the way the announcer said “absolutely” is the most egregious
25 comments
This is one of the most insane ones yet – how is this possible?
Does somebody have a logical explanation for this, because I am so confused by this ruling.
…is this an optical illusion or something?
Espada got ejected after bregman struck out following the result of the call.
I don’t know what it is, but there’s something real scary about Bregman walking back to the plate with a giant grin on his face
My guess is that the ruling on the field was a foul tip. Then, the Astro’s challenged it as a HBP. It wasn’t conclusive that he was HBP, so the ruling on the field stands. Can you even challenge a foul tip?
bregmans gotta wear brighter sleeves
Umps fuck up foul calls all the time, here’s a rare instance where it can be reviewed and they still get it wrong lmao.
Um, what?
I think they ruled it a swinging strike. Therefore, a HBP by rule cannot happen.
Can somebody explain to me how is it scored if the batter swing into the ball and gets hit? Does it count as the same thing as intentionally getting bit by pitch?
So one of two things happened here: they challenged that he was hit by the pitch, and the video doesn’t conclusively show he was hit by a pitch, so the strike/foul tip call stands (because you can’t actually challenge a foul tip call), or they challenged he was hit by the pitch and they ruled that he offered at the pitch and it’s a strike anyway.
It’s really just the brevity of the clip, the headline on the post, and the announcing clip that makes this seem confusing/weird.
If it’s a foul ball, why was the pitch challenged? Home plate umpire pointed to first, it was ruled no swing, then somehow changed to foul?
I hope whoever reviewed this took the bus home because they shouldn’t be driving.
It definitely doesn’t hit the bat, but at the same time his swing moves him into the pitch. If he doesn’t move the ball never hits him so I’m not necessarily a fan of rewarding a player for moving into the pitch whether it’s intentional or not.
What actually happened is they were unable to determine if he was hit by the pitch so the call reverts back to the call on the field. Its definitely not definitive that he was hit by the pitch.
This has nothing to do with anything but they way the guy said absolutely caught me off guard lol
The umpire needed to announce this in a way that was more clear.
He could have said “after review, there is not enough evidence to show that the batter was hit by the pitch. Therefore, the ruling on the field stands, which is a foul tip”.
This makes it clear that the video review was only to determine a HBP, not whether it was a foul tip. I am assuming that the Astros specifically challenged whether the batter was hit, not whether it was a foul tip (is a foul tip call even challengable?). Because clearly Bregman did not tip the ball, but unfortunately the umpire in real time called that he did.
I say this as a Mariners fan. Umm.. what the fuck is that call?
what were they looking at???
Maybe they meant to rule it as a swing and the ump F’d up the translation from NY? That’s odd.
Obbsolutly.
Umps that make calls like this should have their salary docked for each bad call
As an Astros hater this hit all elbow.
I would have loved to hear
“Ruling on the field of foul tip is overturned, it was a swinging strike”
of all the absurdities of this video – the way the announcer said “absolutely” is the most egregious