Yankees knew what pitch was coming during their huge comeback against the Mariners, a breakdown
What Happened
The New York Yankees trail the Seattle Mariners 5-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning. However, the Yankees begin to mount a thrilling comeback, scoring three runs in the eighth to cut the deficit to 5-3. As the Yankees continue to rally, the broadcast reveals that the Yankees' players on base are seemingly able to decipher the Mariners' pitching signals, allowing them to anticipate the upcoming pitches. Trent Grisham of the Mariners gets a single, and he is seen looking intently at pitcher Devin Melendez, appearing to pick up on the pitching signals. Aaron Judge then steps to the plate for the Yankees, but his pop-out is a missed opportunity. Cody Bellinger follows, fouling off a 100 mph fastball before drawing a walk. With runners on first and second, the Yankees continue to capitalize on their ability to read the Mariners' pitches. Grisham and Bellinger are both seen signaling to their teammates, relaying the information they've gathered. The Mariners' catcher, Cal Raleigh, seems to sense something is amiss, telling his pitcher, "I've got to figure out what's going on here." In the crucial late innings, the Yankees' hitters demonstrate their knowledge of the upcoming pitches, taking pitches and driving key hits to tie the game at 5-5. Rookie shortstop Oswald Peraza, who had entered as a pinch-runner, says, "Big old moon face, slider coming," accurately predicting the pitch. The back-and-forth continues, with the Mariners attempting to adjust their signs and pitch selection to counter the Yankees' advantage. Ultimately, in the bottom of the 10th inning, Aaron Judge lifts a sacrifice fly that allows Anthony Volpe to score the winning run for the Yankees, capping off their thrilling comeback victory. The game-changing moments showcase the Yankees' ability to read the Mariners' pitching signs, a skill that proved crucial in their come-from-behind win. The players' quick thinking and adaptability on the field allowed the Yankees to seize the momentum and secure a dramatic victory over their AL West rivals.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momenta lot of people noticed this the runners on second waving their arms and the pitch being a slider and
then the runner on second waving their arm and the pitch being a slider and then the runner on
second waving their arm and the pitch is a slider and then they're not waving their arm and it's a
change up and then waving their arm and it's a slider so what's going on here how did it happen
who did what well let's go back to the beginning the Yankees were down five nothing now they're
only down five three they scored three in the eighth inning they got no hit through the first
seven innings scored three in the eighth this breakdown is brought to you by SeatGeek Trent
Grisham gets a single and now he's looking at the pitcher and he says I got my eyes on you Munoz I'm
gonna pick you apart judge is up Yanks are feeling good he's good oh first pitch pop out
Palmer yeah Mooney really oh man okay now belly's up 100 mile per hour fastball then a slide
underneath I didn't go I didn't go thank you thank you yes I agree and then way inside and then
outside and then a hit and now Grisham goes to second and Bellinger is on
first
and we get to where we want to get to look at that pitch sinking fastball Cal Raleigh's like oh
no do we got something going he's like oh boy Boone's like do we got something going I gotta
get someone ready jazz like no I got you don't even worry first pitch is going to be a slider
but we didn't get a signal from Grisham taken for a strike and now let's see Grish what you're doing
where are you looking that's interesting where you get so he's getting the signal from somewhere else
and other players this times we've seen them just look at the pitcher and get it but where's oh that
was it and the sliders outside and now Grish is looking not at the picture but over there and he
gets one that's a big signal jazz takes a big hack but it's out so now the Yankees are two outs away
and maybe they won't even get to use all the knowledge they have damn look at judge's reaction
he's like oh you missed it and I did too and we knew what was coming make let's wave and then he's like oh it was an newcomer Greta
coming me oh but don't worry because up steps ben rice and he knows what do i know he's like okay
well belly's on first and he's looking at the pitcher and then grish is looking over that way
and he says big old moon face and slider and then he does it again another slider coming that's
outside blue says no that's a strike ben rice says i really disagree but i don't think i have enough
tenure to argue oh and two last strike of the game it's inside that was a fastball there was
no signal now cal raleigh look at him he's looking like who what's going on who's giving what who's
saying what i've done a breakdown where cal was the guy on second base and he was relaying signals
this happens all the time it's very very common it's not cheating it's just relaying signals
unless you do it electronically but it's not cheating and cal knows that and he's like sniffing
it out and he's
saying hey why don't we just try to drop a change up in or maybe we do just like let's keep going
you know i need some i need to fish around i need to find out what's happening and grish looks that
way again and gives the signal so slider taken and cal puts it in his memory bank and then he says
change up okay he didn't do the signal i don't even know if cal knows he has to know he's like
who you doing it who's doing it who's doing it oh is it you belly is it you and you're giving it to
him the batter seeing that ball four great at bat easier when you know what's coming the martian
loves it now let's take a look and here's the three main characters in play the runner on first
he's just looking he's signaling see how fast that happens there you go there's a tracer
there's belly going with the arms out at first here's trent seeing that and then the pitch
wild huh that's a big one look how fast it happens so bellinger's just looking in his glove
looking at the grip in his glove he has the view he could probably get a bigger lead doesn't really
want one doesn't need one i'd like to stand right here so i can see in that glove and i can throw my
hands up and then grisham throws his hands up right away and then we all know here you go put
the puzzle pieces together zoom in that's how fast it is wild let's see how fast it is
again well well boom nuts so austin wells steps up and he's like what do we got we got anything on
nothing hands didn't go up fastball it was a fastball top of the zone for ball one okay what
do we got anything nothing is a fastball they botched that one they just botched it they got
to get bigger i think it is funny that the yankees are being so blatant with their signaling they're
they're not
trying to be sneaky in any way they're basically saying if you want to fix this fix it because
we're telling you straight up we're relaying signs we're not trying to be sneaky here this is on you
guys we can see your grip and we're telling each other and he's taking another slider on the outside
taken but for a strike now no signal fastball big swing hunting the fastball two two pitch
goes change up they
say it's in the zone there was no signal oh this face is probably like oh i think that's in the
zone and it's also like oh why didn't he chase that they did cal's right they do have my stuff
oh bomber look at this pitch it's a really nice pitch framing should not cost you strikes i don't
think but it is you know cal's got a lot on his mind right now he's trying to figure out who's
sharing the secrets full count
bases loaded slider coming nope it's gonna be a fastball that it is 98 middle of the zone
hits it to right one run scores two run scores ben rice he doesn't get to third base because he was
preoccupied giving the signal and didn't get a good jump uh so he didn't round it i don't think
he would have won first third anyway but it was pretty slow the stadium's jumping they were down
five nothing they tie the game belly's getting dapped up they're taking selfie photos we got
a big old father-daughter
bug we got mother son jumping up and down we got a pitcher stressed out and now we got ben rice he's
got to give the signals because volpe he can be the hero now looks like fastball awkward swing up
and in 100 mile per hour fastball could have been the change up the only thing they know is the
slider looking looking looking nothing another fastball gets to it above the zone 100 miles per
hour sends it into the leather of j-rod but they tied the game
by a nice beautiful game of telephone and then in the bottom of the 10th inning
judge puts this ball up in the air volpe is on third base and we're gonna get a play at the plate
the ball's gonna beat him but volpe is gonna slide around the tag and the yankees win the
game was he safe was he safe yes the little swim move safe of course he was safe and if you want to
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