In baseball, each team has their turn "at-bat" (i.e., when they are able to hit the ball). In that turn, there are 3 "outs." When the hitting team commits 3 outs (through things like hitting the ball and it getting caught by the other team before the ball hits the ground, like how it was in the video), their turn at-bat is over. In this video, the player who caught the ball, (#44 Julio Rodriguez) thought that him catching it meant that he forced the third out, which is why he threw the ball into the stands for a fan souvenir. In actuality, it was two outs, meaning that the hitting team's turn was not over. Because of this, the "runners" on the hitting team were able to score.
I should also point out that at this point in the game (with the team in the blue shirts losing by about 20 at the end of the game), this was pretty inconsequential, but it was VERY embarrassing, especially since the guy who committed the error is one of the best in the league. It also encapsulated that for them it was just one of those days where it seems like nothing goes right.
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u/XenoFrame Aug 23 '26
Someone explain this