JT Realmuto tells the ump he got hit and Bud Black gets mad, a breakdown
What Happened
In a close game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies, the action heats up in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Rockies' third baseman boots a ground ball, putting Philadelphia's J.T. Realmuto on first base with no outs. Realmuto, the Phillies' All-Star catcher, steps up to the plate against Colorado pitcher Daniel Bard. Realmuto takes the first pitch for a strike, then watches as Bard throws a slider away. On the third pitch, Bard fires a fastball that appears to hit Realmuto, but the home plate umpire, Alex, does not immediately call him hit by pitch. Realmuto turns to the umpire and says, "Hey, Lou, that hit me." Alex replies, "Oh, it did? Okay, you can take first base." Rockies manager Bud Black, seeing the umpire's delayed reaction, comes out of the dugout to argue the call. Black believes the umpire missed the fact that Realmuto was hit by the pitch, and he wants the play reviewed. However, the Rockies have already used their challenge earlier in the game, so Black has no recourse. Black passionately pleads with Alex, saying, "I'm telling you, you missed it. Okay? I'm asking you to get those guys together and talk about it." Alex, flustered, responds, "I don't know, I thought I heard something, but I'm not sure." Black's frustration boils over, and he yells, "That's such a [expletive] bad call, Alex! You [expletive] this one up!" Ultimately, the umpire refuses to review the play, and the inning continues. The Phillies take advantage, scoring two runs on a wild pitch and a groundout. Realmuto's hit-by-pitch sparks a four-run inning for Philadelphia, and they go on to win the game. Bud Black's animated outburst highlights his belief that the umpire's missed call had a significant impact on the outcome of the game. Despite his pleas, the umpire stands firm, leaving the Rockies manager understandably frustrated with the officiating.
Full Transcript
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Boy uh oh tough way to start off the
inning third baseman boots one castianos
is on first and then another ball in
play just past the second baseman the
Phillies have something going two on no
outs fourth inning beep beep down three
JT real muto's up and he's got to get on
base you know at whatever cost whatever
needs to happen nice pitch by Davis for
strike one all right let's see what's he
do off of that fastball is he gonna mix
and match is he gonna have some fun goes
with the slider away that is a nice mix
and match but romuto takes it now the
third pitch of the at-bat
another fastball in jams him two strikes
ramudo's like come on now I don't want
that and does that hit him what was that
he says hey Lou that hit me um says oh
it did oh I didn't know that you can
take first base that's how the rules
work and Reuben was like thanks blue I
appreciate you trusting me this was
cordial did it hit him this is the best
replay we have
and doesn't look like it but I don't
know if that's conclusive or not usually
they do these on sound here's the other
replay we have also not conclusive
here's the the sound of it and we'll see
if this
let's see if this if we can hear
anything
[Applause]
sounds like just one giant tick of noise
and that would be hitting the glove
there's not a double
also it sounds like the UMP calls ball
someone says something there whoa
maybe it's not them but if that's the um
I mean you called ball and then ramudo
is like hey that hit me and and then you
say oh okay you hit me so that's exactly
what bud black saw he's like wait who
made the call him or you he walks out
trying to get an answer and the UMP is
going to say he's gonna say something
like uh I thought I heard something that
just grazed his hand and he said it got
him too bud black does a dramatic Larry
David turn what do you mean I'm sorry I
thought I heard something I heard
something that hit his hand you didn't
react until the batter said something to
you so my wish would be that so my wish
would be that you guys challenged that
call now for the sanctity of the game
I'm just like what do you mean how could
we he's like replay I mean replay I'm
just like oh no you don't have any
challenge right now because they already
used their challenge in the first inning
got it wrong so they don't have a
challenge and the arm's like yeah you
can't challenge it because you don't
have one and Bud's like I know that's
why I'm asking you
to call for it oh I can't do that I
don't see why not well you can't because
you only get one Challenge and you used
your challenge in the first I'm asking
if you can challenge that you missed it
I don't know I uh if I knew that I
missed it I would say that I missed it
but I don't I um you actually had that I
thought I thought I heard something
I'm telling you you missed it okay I
think you should get those guys together
and talk about it
nah why not because I just haven't
that's such [ __ ] Alex this is a big
part of the [ __ ] game don't let this
happen
no way
no way don't let it happen
don't let it happen you gotta go back to
the Dugout or should we eject you right
now [ __ ] eject me then okay that's it
you're gone that's such a [ __ ] bad
call Alex cause you [ __ ] missed it
you [ __ ] this one up yep you did don't
let him talk you into it okay
don't let him talk you into it
oh [ __ ] [ __ ] call
ah [ __ ] [ __ ]
and he's mad I think he's kind of got a
right to be mad I don't think that
umpire really uh
probably what's the harm in saying yeah
let me just make sure I got this right
I'll challenge it and he didn't and the
game continues and now its base is
loaded and you have an out okay so no
harm no foul maybe the um strike ball
don't lie but then the pitcher is going
to get a little bit distracted by
castianos who's dancing off third
distract him a bit there's no one
covering he box and the Umpire says
that's a ball come on home Nick you have
scored that's one run on the board then
Philly's gonna put another one on the
board when this 2-2 pitch gets tapped
down the Third Base Line third baseman
started this whole thing off with an
error that scores another run and
wouldn't you know it this was a big part
of the [ __ ] game and the Phillies
used it to score two runs and then
eventually two more and they win this
game and Bud Black I think has a lot of
right to be upset on this one and he's
also funny he's a funny manager when he
gets ejected it doesn't happen a lot but
he's always like a very concerned man
like what are you why what he's always
doing double takes he's probably the
best Double Take manager in all of MLB
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