Yankees rookie Spencer Jones ripped a towering flyball tonight that instead got eaten by a catwalk at quirky Tropicana Field in Game 2 of their AL Division Series. Seriously, what in the world are we watching here?
The Tropicana Trouble That Blew Up Game 2
This was a wild play. Jones kept running the bases, totally thinking he had a shot, while the ball just rattled around up there and then fell to Rays right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. for the out. Jonny DeLuca, the center fielder, was initially camped under it, then he started pointing up at one of those high rings below the roof. Mesa Jr. somehow ended up making the catch several feet in front of DeLuca. Umpires got together, as they do, and confirmed the out, all according to the stadium’s ground rules. It was a bizarre way to record an out in a crucial postseason game, and you just know the Yankees bench was losing their minds.
Not the First, And Probably Not The Last Time The Roof Eats A Ball
Here’s the kicker though: this wasn’t even the first time a roof impacted a postseason game this year. Just two nights before, in Game 1 of the NL Division Series, Milwaukee was up 3-2 against the Padres when San Diego’s Ty France smoked a high drive. It looked like a go-ahead homer, sailing over the left-field wall at American Family Field’s retractable roof in Milwaukee. But nope, it struck a cable, falling right into Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio’s glove on the warning track for an out. Seriously, how many times are we gonna see this happen?
These roof plays are starting to define some crazy postseason moments. You gotta wonder if teams are practicing for these kinds of bounces, or if we’re just in for more unexpected chaos as the series continue. Get ready, because it feels like anything can happen when the ball hits the roof.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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