Pitcher catches a comebacker in his jersey, a breakdown
What Happened
In a wild half-inning in the Taiwan Baseball League, the action unfolds with a left fielder bobbling a ball, leading to the pitcher being brought in. The new pitcher is visibly upset after not getting a crucial strike three call and ends up walking the batter. The next batter then slices one to left field and the left fielder has to make a play, but the ball rolls to the wall as the center fielder tries to throw the runner out at third base. The throw ends up going awry, nearly hitting everything in sight. Despite the chaos, the manager sticks with the pitcher, who manages to get the next two outs. However, the drama continues as the pitcher then hits the batter, but the ball merely hits the batter's jersey. Incredibly, the pitcher catches the ball inside his own jersey, thinking he has made an impressive play. Unfortunately for him, the umpire rules that it does not count as a catch, per the rulebook. The next batter then puts one into right field, but the pitcher, seemingly fed up with the entire sequence of events, decides he's had enough and sits down in the dugout, as his manager looks on in disbelief on the other side of the dugout. Throughout the inning, the players' emotions are on full display, with the pitcher's visible frustration and the manager's exasperation evident. The umpire's decision to disallow the "caught" ball inside the pitcher's jersey adds to the surreal nature of the events unfolding. Despite the chaos and mistakes, the players and coaches continue to battle, showcasing the competitive spirit and unpredictability that makes baseball such a captivating sport.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe got a wild half inning in the Taiwan
baseball league first off the left
fielder just bobbles this ball it's not
nothing just kind of pokes out it goes
it up in the air but it does lead to
something they bring in a new pitcher he
really wants that strike three call he
doesn't get it goes a little Chris
Archer on him and then walks the dude
now he's upset visibly upset
the next batter slices one the left
field left fielder he's eager now comes
in on it has to make up a play didn't
get it just rolls to the wall
centerfielder comes over he's gonna toss
it in they're gonna relay to get the guy
at third that ball gets thrown away it
bounces it almost hits everything Tim
how'd that do that just split all of
those right in the middle does God exist
he scores now it's just 12 2-2 game
inside managers not happy he does get
the next two outs and we're all proud of
him for that for sticking through it so
now just one out to go get out of this
beautiful terrible inning Oh hits the
batter didn't even hit him just hit his
jersey guy on first base what else could
possibly happen oh how about a ball the
inside of your jersey I caught it I
caught it like trying to like is like
he's showing someone is tumor like check
out look at it look what I got look what
I got doc doc doc um say oh that doesn't
count as a catch per the rule book if
you wouldn't have caught it naked it
doesn't count so that's not a catch but
he's like what do you mean it's not a
catch so he goes the first the next
batter puts one into right field and I
he could have made that catch maybe it
was over his head
pitchers done he's like screw this I'm
out that sucked he sits down just can't
believe it and his managers on the other
side of the dugout thinking the same
thing like oh yeah I'm dead inside
Oh Oh for sure