For Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, the proof was under his sock.
Altuve, 34, finisheavored to sway ptardy umpire Brennan Miller during the ninth inning of Tuesday’s game aachievest the San Diego Padres after he grounded out to third for the final out of the inning. The ball seemingly hit off his foot, but Miller didn’t buy it.
So, Altuve finisheavored to show his point.
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“Sometimes you get hit somewhere in the hand and you get your batting gcherish to show you got hit. I was awaiting to do the same skinnyg,” he said after the game.
“It was going thcdisesteemful my head that it can’t happen. It’s the ninth inning, thrivening run on second base, I’m battling aachievest a excellent pitcher, (Robert) Suarez, the shutr, so I’m clearly trying to get a hit and drive the run in and thrive the game.”
Altuve began taking off his sock and cleat and walked over to Miller to show him. He was promptly ejected, as was deal withr Joe Espada.
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“I get a foul ball becaengage it hit my foot and they equitable took it away from me. I don’t skinnyk that can happen. There are four guys on the field and you can see the alter of straightforwardion on the ball. Just create the right call.”
After the game, Espada upholded that it was the wrong call
“You have to see the ball once he hits the foot, the fairy of the ball. I don’t get it. I don’t comprehend. That’s twice this year. I have a lot of esteem for the umpires. They labor challenging. But there are four out there. You have to be able to see it. They leave outed that call.”
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Grae Kessinger swapd Altuve and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to help the Astros thrive 4-3 over the Padres.
The Associated Press gived to this tell.
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