The sportsmanship demonstrated by Galarraga and Joyce earned them both widespread praise for their handling of the incident. Video clip of the blown call at first base. Skip to content Menu Close Who was the umpire that blew the perfect game? Jim Brown November 24, Blog. Contents 1 Who was the umpire that blew the perfect game? Post navigation Previous Previous post: What kind of glass is used in wood stoves?
Next Next post: What adhesive do you use for cork tiles? Galarraga and his manager Jim Leyland! Perfect games are few and far between but we can hope that the umpire who admitted his mistake and the young pitcher who acted in the highest traditions of good sportsmanship will live on in baseball history. Skip to content. Long Island 8 hours ago.
Back to Article. Close Menu. Though the feat is a rare occurence in the history of baseball, Galarraga's would have been the third this season, following Oakland's Dallas Braden and the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay, who both threw perfect games last month. Leyland told reporters after the game that the "human element" is a part of professional baseball and said he will not take the matter in front of the league.
The controversy is expected to shine a spotlight on the already debated use of instant replay in Major League Baseball. Currently the technology is only used in very limited circumstances, such as to tell whether a home run ball was fair or foul. We'll notify you here with news about.
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