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With the bases loaded and one out in the Miami Marlins-Cincinnati Reds match up, Todd Frazier sent Marlins’ pitcher Bryan Morris’ pitch to right field. Giancarlo Stanton caught the ball and threw it in to home plate, beating out Zack Cozart in an inning-ending double play. Simple, right?
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WRONG.
Reds manager Bryan Price called for a review, claiming that Cozart didn’t have a clear path to the plate, and after six minutes and 10 seconds, the call was overturned, and Cozart was ruled safe, tying the score at 1.
Marlins’ manager Mike Redmond absolutely lost it.
(Deadspin)
He came out on fire, throwing down his hat, kicking it around, the whole nine. Shortly thereafter, he was ejected.
It was a tough call to make, but it seems to have landed within the rules.
According to Rule 7.13, which was implemented this spring, unless the catcher has possession of the ball, he cannot block the plate without giving a baserunner a path. It is not considered a violation if the catcher blocks the pathway of the runner in order to field a throw.
Redmond could have screamed until blue in the face, but rules are rules.
UPDATE: Redmond isn’t done. He went off during a post game interview and let us know how he really feels.
UPDATE: Major League Baseball has released a statement:
