It's September 2nd of last year, and the Toronto Blue Jays are playing the Colorado Rockies. Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha), Toronto's starting pitcher at the time, had a rather bizarre experience in the bottom of the fourth inning with his team trailing 1-2.
Facing Nolan Jones, Ryu worked a full count and drove an 88.8 mph fastball into the strike zone. It looked like it should have been a strikeout. But the umpire surprisingly called it a ball, and Jones walked away with a “lucky” double. Ryu struck out the next batter, Elefuris Montero,...
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