Umpire admits that Deion Sanders should have been the third out of a triple play, a breakdown #mlb
What Happened
In game three of the World Series, Deion Sanders was on second for the Braves when David Justice hit a ball to center that Devon White tracked down, leading to a play where Terry Pendleton was out and Sanders tried for third. Kelly Gruber said he tagged Sanders on the foot/heel, but umpire Bob Davidson called him safe. Davidson later admitted he probably missed the call, which prevented the Blue Jays from turning what would have been the second triple play in World Series history.
Who / What Is Involved
Players: Deion Sanders, David.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentDeion Sanders coming to bat for the
Braves in game three of the World
Series. We're tied up. Lowing away fast,
swinging bunt. Guzzman grabs it, throws
it to Olarude, pulls him off the bag.
Dion, he's fast guy. Safe. Double
helmet. Neon Dion sign in the back. It's
1992. Pendleton slaps a single to right
field. Sanders is on second. Lol.
Dodging of the ball. And then young
David Justice steps to the plate. Here's
where things get fun. The first pitch is
a low fast ball hammered to center.
Devon White is running running. Tracks
it down and grabs it. Throws it back in.
Surely he can double off someone. They
double off the runner at first. And now
they're going for a triple play cuz Dion
broke for third. Kelly Gruber, third
baseman, dives to get him. They say,
"Safe, safe, safe." Kelly Gruber says,
"I tagged him right ON THE FOOT."
OH, COME ON.
>> NO, I SAW YOU. YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU. I SAW FOOT.
OH, can't believe it. I got him on the
foot. All right. You're being honest.
Foot. All right. I believe you. But I
saw space there, so I got to go with
what I saw. Oh. All right. Okay. Devon
White is like, "What about my play? Is
this gonna ruin the play I made? Like,
are people not gonna talk about it?" cuz
it was really nice. And it was really
nice. Now, I didn't tell you about this.
That runner on first, Terry Pendleton,
he was out cuz he ran past Dion Sanders.
So, the outfield did not even need to
throw to first base. Look at Dion like,
"Get back, dude. Get back." And don't
touch me. But he did touch him. And I
think that he's kind of out there
because that could be Sanders assisting
him. But anyway, he's out. They do not
need to throw to first base. But by
throwing to first base, they allowed
themselves the opportunity at a triple
play because Dion saw that and ran to
third. If they had thrown into second
base, it would have just been a double
play because Sanders would not have
taken off for third, but he took off for
third. Kelly Gerber tracked him down and
tagged him on the heel, which was missed
by the umpire who said, "Safe, save."
He's like, "I tagged him." It was a
triple play. Would have been the second
triple play in World Series history. and
he's like, "Ah, he might have been
right, you know, damn, he might have
been right." And they asked him about it
in the papers afterwards. And Bob
Davidson admitted today that he was
wrong on the call during Tuesday night's
game three here that prevented the Blue
Jays from turning the second triple play
in World Series history. When I first
called the play, I thought I was 100%
right. It was right there. It was right
in front of me. Then I saw the replays
and the picture and I thought, "Ah, I
probably missed the play." Kelly Gubber
thinking, I really wanted the triple
play though. Uh, it would have been
cool.