Julio Rodriguez falls asleep after avoiding Randy Arozarena's flying bat, a breakdown
What Happened
Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners steps up to the plate in the bottom of the extra innings, with his team trailing by one run. The Mariners have the tying run on third base and the go-ahead run on first, with no outs. Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays steps up to the plate, known for his electric style of play. Arozarena takes a slider from Mariners pitcher Matt Festa, but he's not ready for it. The count moves to 1-1 as Arozarena swings and misses a fastball. Festa goes back to the slider, and Arozarena is fooled, throwing his bat in frustration. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh reacts quickly, moving away from the flying bat. Julio Rodriguez, who was on first base, starts jogging around as if the play is over, unaware that the ball is still in play. The Mariners' dugout, the Rays' first baseman, and the umpire all try to get Rodriguez's attention, but he continues running. Finally, the umpire calls him out, and the Mariners' rally is thwarted. The Yankees dugout erupts in celebration, as this victory clinches their playoff berth. A young Yankees fan in the stands is shocked by the turn of events, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Marlins shakes his head in disbelief. Mariners manager Scott Servais is visibly frustrated, knowing that his team had a golden opportunity to tie the game. Rays pitcher Colin Poche settles down and gets the final out, preserving the victory for Tampa Bay. As the players shake hands, the coaches embrace, and the Yankee fans cheer, the moment serves as a reminder that even the most experienced players can sometimes get caught up in the excitement of the game, leading to unexpected and costly mistakes.
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Mariners are down by one in Extra
Innings but they have the tying run on
Third and the go-ahead run on First and
there's no outs so they're in pretty
good shape and Randy's up he's electric
he's going to do stuff you don't see he
takes that slider from Hamilton wasn't
really ready for it was probably hunting
fast ball okay another slider from hammy
way off the plate the one in one and
there's the fast
doesn't get it nice pitch up and in
riding back to the slider we go two two
count another slider throws his Bat the
catcher Wells is off what's going on
where are we going oh wait what he's out
yeah yeah yes yes what
the yeah what the hell happened so Randy
threw his Bat got fooled light
hands jrod runs away from the bat and
then as if it was a foul ball and the
plays dead just jogging around not
realizing the ball's in play everyone
else realized everyone over at first
base the on Deck batter the pitcher and
then his third base hey
hey oh and he's out and now in oh
they're pumped up yeah fist pump fist
pump yeah and yeah he just he just kept
going until he he got yelled at yeah
good punch out from the fan there
beautiful this little kid in the Yankee
he can't believe it he's Yankees fan but
he's like no not like that uh Jazz was
like come on come on he was well aware
the umps in great position to make a
call and he's out and now instead of
first and third one out where a Fly ball
ties the
game it's runner on first two outs just
an
insane insane uh
terrible bad news play and now the
slider gets a swing and Miss from Turner
they go back to it gets a foul ball one
strike away from winning the game and
the Yankees clinch a playoff Birth by
winning this game they're automatically
in so we got an O2 count slider slider
fast ball right down the middle let's go
let's go let's go and they're pumped up
about it and they got a gift there of a
double play yeah let's go come on let's
go yeah glaber a little more subtle with
his fist pump just mm mhm mhm boony
happy when he sees yeah good job to the
coaches he goes they're hugging and the
overlay of Hamilton slider and fast ball
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