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Baseball is often described as a game of fine margins. A few inches here and there can decide the outcome of the play. It was seen once again on Tuesday as the Chicago White Sox claimed the win over Texas Rangers through a call that has now become controversial. A play at home plate which was earlier ruled out as out was later overturned after a video review. This resulted in the White Sox taking the lead in the eighth inning which eventually led them to victory.
The hosts were trailing the game early on. With the game level at 6-6, White Sox’ Zach Remillard drove a single to the left side of the field. This led former Rangers player, Elvis Andrus to run towards the home plater. A throw by Travis Jankowski was caught by catcher Jonah Heim, who tagged out Andrus at the plate.
The White Sox were unpleased with the attempt by Heim. They decided to challenge the decision. After several replays, the officials overturned their decision. They mentioned that Heim was “blocking” the home plate as Andrus tried to slide to safety. The replays also showed that his hand did cross the plate and did not make any contact with the catcher.
This overturned decision led to huge joy in Guaranteed Rate Field. It was time for the Rangers to be unhappy with the decision. Manager Bruce Bochy got into an argument with the umpires. This move led to him being ejected from the game. The hosts would clinch on to the lead and came away with a valuable win.
Twitter reacts as Chicago White Sox claim another controversial victory
White Sox celebrating the win (Pic Credit: The Toronto Star)Whether the decision by the officials in New York was right or wrong is up for debate. There is no doubt it changed the course of the game though. If the call was not overturned, the Rangers would have entered the ninth inning with the scores level. However trailing 7-6, they had to master a comeback late on with momentum clearly against them.
This is however not the first time the White Sox had won a game in a controversial fashion. A few days ago they walked-off the Detroit Tigers after the ball stuck the mask of the home plate umpire. Fans on Twitter have a different opinion regarding this matter and they have shown their displeasure regarding it.
The call on the field was an out, but the Rangers gave up the go-ahead run because Jonah Heim was called for blocking the plate after review.This turned out to be the game-winning run pic.twitter.com/xO97bs5pTw— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 21, 2023
Was he supposed to wait by the dugout to tag him?— OnlyCrooksWearMasks (@ConmanProline) June 21, 2023
Worst replay review call of all time? Ump had it right on the field. What even is there to challenge?— YoungBender (@GoatBend) June 21, 2023
That was a joke of a call.— Clint Robinett (@rob_gv) June 21, 2023
Plate isn’t even blocked man wtf is this— Connor (@CCR0WE) June 21, 2023
This just wasn’t even close. What an absolute joke from New York. There’s not even a case to be made that he was blocking the plate. His foot was on the back of it and the rest of his body was off to the side. Just absolutely absurd.— Matthew (@MatthewCW03) June 21, 2023
They missed the point of using replay, which is to get the call right.— James Hiatt (@djahngo) June 21, 2023
That’s just a bad call— GOAT RAMIREZ (@bennyhanna2467) June 21, 2023
What are we doing here, MLB????— Silver&Blue (@SilverB45328756) June 21, 2023
Worst replay decision in MLB history— Dallas ✭ (@lonestarbait) June 21, 2023
After the game manager Bochy went on to slam the officials for this decision. “It’s absolutely one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen and it was done by replay,” he said while adding that the call was “embarrassing.” Meanwhile, his counterpart Pedro Grifol did not offer much and explained that he had not seen the play in real-time.
The series between these two is tied now. They will take to the field on Wednesday night hoping to grab the series. The White Sox will probably be more hungry and desperate for the win. They are currently 32-43, four-and-a-half games behind the Twins in first place. In sharp contrast to other leagues, the AL Central is the only division to not have a single team with more than a .500 win percentage. Leaders Twins are 36-38 themselves, leading to the question of competition level in the division.
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