The Chicago White Sox's ninth-inning rally against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night was cut short by a baffling interference call on an infield fly, and it appears MLB isn't happy about it either.
Chicago had been in the midst of a ninth-inning rally, more than halfway towards overcoming a six-run deficit in the final frame of the contest. With one out and two men on, outfielder Andrew Benintendi popped out to shortstop Gunnar Henderson.
Even though the umpires signaled for an infield fly, Andrew Vaughn got called for interference after he slightly nudged Henderson on his way back to second base. That resulted in a game-ending double play, much to manager Pedro Grifol's frustration.League reached out to the White Sox, per source. Essentially told them the obstruction call to end the game should not have been made. There IS some discretion there.
Thursday night's debacle marked the start of a four-game series between the White Sox and Orioles. Game two is scheduled to get underway at 7:40 p.m. ET on Friday, while the Saturday and Sunday showdowns will each get going at 2:10 p.m. ET. Baltimore owns the fourth-best record in the American League at 30-18, coming off a 100-win campaign in 2023. Chicago, on the other hand, has the word winning percentage in baseball after opening 2024 on a 15-36 skid.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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