At Fenway Park, the Dodgers and Red Sox faced off in a matchup with a bizarre twist. Xander Bogaerts stepped to the plate and lifted a high fly ball to left that looked like a routine double off the Green Monster. He slid into second, pumped his fist, and got ready to celebrate a two-base hit. But the ump had other ideas, yelling loudly and repeatedly that it was a home run. Turns out the ball hit the top of the Monster and bounced over—home run, no question.
Bogaerts looked both confused and amused as his teammates cracked up and mocked his unnecessary slide. It’s not often you see an MLB player forget he just hit one out, but this was that moment. The replay made it clear the ball cleared the wall, even if it looked borderline at first glance. Bogaerts eventually made the trot around the bases and got the full dugout handshake parade that comes with a homer. Just maybe a little more laughter than usual.