Orioles center fielder Leody Taveras struck out on a pitch clock violation after mistakenly thinking he was walked in the bottom of the ninth.
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In a spot where he could have jump-started a comeback, he instead struck out in what very well could be the Sitting on a 2-2 count, Taveras took a pitch well outside and began walking to first base, thinking he had just been walked. He even began taking off his elbow guard before realizing that he had the pitch count wrong.
Leody Taveras #30 of the Baltimore Orioles reacts after striking out against the Detroit Tigers during game two of a double header at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 24, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. ATHLETICS WILD FIRST GAME IN LAS VEGAS LEADS TO 29 RUNS, 11 HOME RUNS IN OMINOUS SIGN FOR AREA'S MLB FUTURE With the pitch clock immediately restarting after the pitch, and Taveras wasting a few precious seconds to adjust his equipment and eventually step back into the batter's box, he didn't realize the clock was ticking.
This led to a full-count strikeout in the bottom of the ninth on aThat's a mistake that simply cannot happen in that situation in a professional baseball game at any level, let alone in The Show. The MLB pitch clock is 15 seconds when the bases are empty, which they were during Taveras' at bat, and a player must be settled in the batter's box by the eight-second mark on the clock.
Leody Taveras #30 of the Baltimore Orioles hits a solo home run during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on April 18, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. While the baseball gods were clearly not on the Orioles' side during Taveras' at-bat, his teammates managed to overcome the free out and score two runs in the bottom of the frame to tie things up at 4-4.
Ultimately, the Mariners took care of business in the 10th inning and won the contest 5-4, handing Baltimore its fourth loss in a row. Leody Taveras #30 of the Baltimore Orioles runs back to dugout out between innings during a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 25, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Taveras finished the night with one hit and two RBI, but his lone strikeout in the game in the bottom of the ninth inning will understandably be the most memorable moment of the ballgame.
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