Mariners pinch-hitter Rob Refsnyder was down to his last strike in the ninth inning, tied 2-2, when he was punched out on an 0-2 pitch by home-late umpire John Bacon. Refsnyder challenged the call and won — an egregious miss nearly four inches off the plate. He then worked the count to 3-2 before doing this:
My take: 3-2 was the final score. That doesn't happen last year. ABS challenge system for the win, literally.
THE ASYLUM
Punch-out to home run
Mariners pinch-hitter Rob Refsnyder was down to his last strike in the ninth inning, tied 2-2, when he was punched out on an 0-2 pitch by home-late umpire John Bacon. Refsnyder challenged the call and won — an egregious miss nearly four inches off the plate. He then worked the count to 3-2 before doing this:
My take: 3-2 was the final score. That doesn't happen last year. ABS challenge system for the win, literally.
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