The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets on Tuesday night after Mets pitcher Josh Walker balked home the winning run in extra innings.
Walker was the third pitcher of the inning for the Mets and ended the game without throwing a pitch.
"I didn’t have a PitchCom in my ear," Walker explained."Álvy [catcher Francisco Alvarez] didn’t have communication. Basically, I was trying to relay that to him. When I went to step off, my foot was kind of in the footprint of where guys had been throwing and my knee buckled a little bit before I stepped off."MJ Melendez #1 of the Kansas City Royals is doused with water by Bobby Witt Jr.
"It was very technical. But you’ve got to step off there," Mets manager Buck Showalter said, according to the New York Daily News.The 7-6 loss dropped the Mets to 50-56 on the season and seven games back of the final Wild Card spot in the National League. It’s been a wildly disappointing season for the Mets who entered the year with sky-high expectations after going on a spending spree during the offseason.and owner Steve Cohen told him the team was focused on building more toward the future than next season before being traded to the Rangers.
Umpire Marvin Hudson signals for MJ Melendez #1 of the Kansas City Royals to go home after New York Mets pitcher Josh Walker #91 was called for a balk in the 10th inning at Kauffman Stadium on August 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. The balk scored Melendez to give the Royals a 7-6 win.
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