Things got heated during the Orioles-Athletics game in Oakland when Trey Mancini was called out on a controversial baserunning play. Mancini hit a comebacker that deflected off the pitcher and ended up with the second baseman. The throw to first was off, and as Mancini retreated to the bag, the catcher tagged him out. Confusion followed. The umpire ruled that Mancini had made a move toward second base, making him fair game for a tag. Mancini and manager Brandon Hyde were stunned. On replay, Mancini appeared to jump-turn and go right back to first with no clear intent to advance. Hyde argued that the movement didn’t show intent, and the whole crew stood around debating what counts as a real attempt to go to second.
Mancini watched the play on an iPad, saw what he believed was a clear non-effort to go to second, and lost it. He screamed at umpire Rob Drake, called the call embarrassing, and stormed off to the clubhouse. Hyde came out next, showed the replay, and told Drake he got it wrong. Drake stuck to the ruling, saying a turn is enough to justify the out. Things didn’t escalate to ejections, but Mancini didn’t return. The incident left the Orioles fuming and everyone else arguing about how much of a turn is too much when heading back to first base.