A single baseball pitch seems to have the Internet split as some feel the batter made an embarrassing mistake while others think the umpire missed something important. And the video tells the tale.
The play occurred during Friday’s MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres when Giants pitcher Tyler Rogers threw a rising slider to Giants rookie infielder Graham Pauley, For The Win noted.
The ball, thrown from a very low position, rose upward and right at the batter, but for some reason, Pauley took a swing.
Instead of sailing into the catcher’s mitt, though, the slider tipped off the taper of the bat and blasted Pauley in the shoulder and forehead and knocking the batting helmet from his head.
Watch and see what you think of this wild MLB moment:
maybe the most brutal strikeout in baseball history pic.twitter.com/RDAO0Xrkgt
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 5, 2024
Warning:
Tyler Rogers Rising Slider may be hazardous to your health (or face) pic.twitter.com/q14qVZxPhI
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 5, 2024
After the game, Pauley claimed that he had tipped the ball before being hit with a strike by the umpire, according to the New York Post.
“While replay did seem to confirm this, it was not a reviewable play because he swung, and the strikeout stood,” the Post reported.
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