Baseball legend Albert Pujols questioned the legitimacy of a home run during Game 6 of the Dominican winter league championship series, leading to a thorough bat inspection.
Baseball legend Albert Pujols found himself embroiled in a peculiar controversy during the Dominican winter league championship series. The incident unfolded on Sunday evening as the Leones team stood tantalizingly close to clinching the title, with just one out remaining. However, Gustavo Nunez, a former Mets minor league player, connected with a towering two-run homer that dramatically knotted the score in favor of the Tigres.
This unexpected turn of events ultimately propelled the Tigres to a 13-inning victory, forcing a decisive Game 7.Pujols, a three-time National League MVP, expressed deep skepticism about the legitimacy of Nunez's home run and demanded that the bat be thoroughly scrutinized. His request aimed to ascertain whether Nunez had utilized an illegal bat, potentially compromising the integrity of the game. A video capturing the bat inspection process revealed an astonishing level of thoroughness, with workers meticulously dismantling the bat into minute pieces to definitively determine if it had been tampered with, specifically if it contained cork, a material often used to illicitly enhance bat performance.Despite the controversy surrounding Game 6, Pujols led the Leones del Escogido to a triumphant victory in Game 7, securing the championship with a 6-5 win on Monday night.
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