Don Kelly just said the called third strike against Henry Davis was "unfortunate" and that home plate umpire Edwin Jimenez said nothing to him when he went out to argue it.
Kelly added, "As a team, we just have to go out and earn it. Earn that respect, play with a chip on our shoulder and find a way to overcome those situations. Like I said, it’s an unfortunate call in a big moment. It happened in Philadelphia a few weeks ago, it happened again tonight. Just proud of the guys, the way they competed in this environment, against those two guys, especially, and I think that it’s something to take forward. We’re right there. We were right there with these guys. We got guys on base. In Arizona, we came up with a couple of hits. We just gotta keep grinding and earn that respect."
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Greg Macafee
4:33 am - 05.31.2025SAN DIEGODon Kelly just said the called third strike against Henry Davis was "unfortunate" and that home plate umpire Edwin Jimenez said nothing to him when he went out to argue it.
Kelly added, "As a team, we just have to go out and earn it. Earn that respect, play with a chip on our shoulder and find a way to overcome those situations. Like I said, it’s an unfortunate call in a big moment. It happened in Philadelphia a few weeks ago, it happened again tonight. Just proud of the guys, the way they competed in this environment, against those two guys, especially, and I think that it’s something to take forward. We’re right there. We were right there with these guys. We got guys on base. In Arizona, we came up with a couple of hits. We just gotta keep grinding and earn that respect."
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