Ball disappears into the foul line, a breakdown
What Happened
Chase Hampton, the pitcher for the Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees affiliate), is on the mound. He is pounding the strike zone with fastballs, eventually getting a Renegades batter to slice one into the corner for a standup double. The next batter draws a four-pitch walk, putting runners on first and second with no outs. The Renegades right fielder unleashes a strong throw home, aiming to cut down the lead runner. The catcher catches the ball, but it slips out of his glove and disappears right into the foul line. The pitcher, confused, pleads with the catcher to locate the ball, but he cannot see it at all. Meanwhile, the runners advance and two runs score before the umpire can finally spot the hidden ball. "It got camouflaged with the foul line and he couldn't see it at all," the announcer exclaims. The right fielder's throw hit the webbing of the catcher's glove, bounced off his foot and settled perfectly on the white foul line, making it nearly impossible to see. The pitcher tries to guide the catcher, yelling "It's right there, it's right there!" but the catcher remains perplexed, scanning the area and asking, "Where? By my foot?" After the runners score, a passed ball allows the runner on second to advance to third. The pitcher then records two quick strikeouts, but another wild pitch lets the third run come home. Visibly frustrated, the pitcher shakes it off and gets the final out, muttering, "I forgot all that shit happened." "I've never seen the old foul line camouflage before," the announcer admits, captivated by the bizarre sequence of events. "I don't think I've ever seen that." This strange, game-altering play unfolds in the middle innings of a minor league baseball game between the Hudson Valley Renegades and an unknown opponent. The score and stakes are not explicitly stated, but the mishap clearly impacts the flow of the game, with the pitcher struggling to regroup after the unexpected runs cross the plate.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentI've never seen this happen in baseball
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Hamptons on the bump for the Hudson
Valley Renegades Yankees affiliate team
just pounding the Zone with strikes
eventually that fastball gets sliced
into the corner for a stand-up double
lead off guys on
bam he's excited next batter fastball
High fastball low curveball outside
fastball low four pitch walk first and
second no runs they they want that for a
strike they don't get it that one's put
in play but they're gonna have a shot at
him at home big old throw from the right
fielder into the catcher's glove oh no
he dropped it where'd it go it's right
there in the line he can't see it he
can't see it at all pitcher screaming at
him next Runner scores oh my God how did
that happen the ball got camouflaged
with the foul line and he couldn't see
it at all and pitchers like all right
you know what don't worry about it we're
okay it was only two runs and that was
kind of interesting
now what a throw from the right fielder
it hits the webbing of his glove on a
short hop then his foot and then lands
on the line perfectly and you think
right there he'd see it because he's
kind of looking right at it but he
doesn't then he's going to look
backwards he's like where is it then
right there he scans over it again but
he doesn't see it because it's white and
the pitcher's like it's right there it's
right there he's like where's there be
more specific by my foot no okay all
right the runner scored I still can't
find this damn ball was it by my foot no
is it there it's right here man oh
don't I feel silly the next pitch pass
ball so now the runner that was on
second goes to third that's not fun it
continues then curveball for strike one
fastball for strike two and boom you're
out
umpire punched you one out keep it going
there's strike one there's strike two
there's oh no another pass ball or wild
pitch so now at least the bases are
empty but that third Runner has scored
and then you go with the curve ball
after that and it gets absolutely
smoke to dead center over the big well
now he's pitching mad now he's pitching
mad strike one that's a ball
give it to him strike two strike three
acts like he's out of the inning and
he's like never mind I forgot all that
[ __ ] happened I still have another
batter to get out I'll stay mad strike
one strike two you're gone my inning's
over that was weird that was weird I
never seen the old foul line camouflage
before I don't think I've ever seen that
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sponsoring this breakdown and allowing
me to talk it about it at length because
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