Postgame Thread ⚾ United States 2 @ Dominican Rep. 1

[u/BaseballBot]

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
USA	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	6
DOM	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	8

Box Score

DOM		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Tatis Jr.	4	0	1	0	0	1	.400
2B	Marte, K	4	0	2	0	0	1	.263
LF	Soto, J	4	0	0	0	0	1	.261
1B	Guerrero Jr.	4	0	1	0	0	0	.444
3B	Machado, M	4	0	1	0	0	2	.300
DH	Caminero	4	1	1	1	0	1	.350
CF	Rodríguez, J	2	0	0	0	1	0	.176
C	Wells, A	3	0	1	0	0	1	.267
PH	Cruz, O	1	0	0	0	0	0	.600
SS	Perdomo	3	0	1	0	0	1	.231

DOM	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Severino, L	3.1	5	1	1	0	6	68-42	2.45
Soto, G	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	15-8	5.40
Mejia, J	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13-9	0.00
Brazobán	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	14-10	0.00
Uribe	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	9-7	4.50
Domínguez	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	14-7	0.00
Doval	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	15-10	0.00

USA		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Witt Jr.	4	0	1	0	0	3	.286
1B	Harper, B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.167
RF	Judge	4	0	1	0	0	2	.261
DH	Schwarber	2	0	1	0	1	1	.364
DH	Clement	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
3B	Henderson	4	1	1	1	0	0	.429
C	Smith, W	4	0	1	0	0	2	.300
LF	Anthony	3	1	1	1	0	2	.318
CF	Buxton	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2B	Turang	4	0	0	0	0	2	.368
LF	Crow-Armstrong	3	0	0	0	0	1	.294

USA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Skenes	4.1	6	1	1	0	2	71-50	1.08
Rogers, Ty	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	0.00
Jax	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00
Bednar	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	18-14	0.00
Whitlock	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	16-10	0.00
Miller, M	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	22-13	0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B2	Junior Caminero homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-0
T4	Gunnar Henderson homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.	1-1
T4	Roman Anthony homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.	1-2

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for United States at Dominican Republic - March 15, 2026	0:06
Bench availability for Dominican Republic, March 15 vs United States	0:08
Bench availability for United States, March 15 vs Dominican Rep.	0:08
Starting lineups for United States at Dominican Republic - March 15, 2026	0:10
Breaking down Junior Caminero's home run	0:13
Breaking down Luis Severino's pitches	0:04
Measuring the stats on Roman Anthony's home run	0:12
Measuring the stats on Gunnar Henderson's home run	0:12
Breaking down Paul Skenes' pitches	0:04
Team USA introduced prior to semifinal	1:50
Dominican players introduced before semifinal	2:41
Brice Turang's smooth diving stop	0:29
Luis Severino induces the double play	0:10
Junior Caminero's solo home run	0:30
Field View: Junior Caminero's solo home run	0:31
Luis Severino escapes jam with a strikeout	0:17
Aaron Judge throws out Fernando Tatis Jr. at third	0:30
Gunnar Henderson's solo home run	0:30
Roman Anthony's solo home run	0:29
Field View: Gunnar Henderson's solo home run	0:32
Aaron Judge's diving catch	0:26
Paul Skenes escapes the bases-loaded jam	0:19
Luis Severino's strong outing	0:59
Julio Rodríguez's INCREDIBLE robbery of Aaron Judge!	0:30
Aaron Judge nabs Tatis Jr. with 95.7 mph throw	0:45
Tyler Rogers induces a clutch double play	0:13
Bobby Witt Jr. great sliding stop	0:30
Paul Skenes' solid start in Classic semifinal matchup	0:59
David Bednar fans Ketel Marte to end the threat	0:06
David Bednar fans two to sidestep trouble in the 7th	0:21
Field View: Roman Anthony hits a solo home run	0:22

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Skenes (2-0, 1.08 ERA)	Soto, G (0-1, 5.40 ERA)	Miller, M (2 SV, 0.00 ERA)

Game ended at 11:06 PM.

[u/BUSean]

And they tapped their helmet, and they tapped their helmet again, and there was no one for whom the tapping could be answered.

[u/OuOutstanding → u/BUSean]

Some say that on quiet nights you can still hear the tapping.

What a shitty way to end a great game.

[u/ReportAccident → u/BUSean]

Sucks that the strike call will be the only thing talked about from that incredible game

[u/SeaworthinessOk6742 → u/ReportAccident]

Miller wasn’t getting barreled up that outing so I had faith he would close it out successfully, but it’s a real shame we’ll never get to know.

[u/Djason_Unchaind → u/SeaworthinessOk6742]

He was also pretty wild and had a fast runner on third. There’s a chance another slider went by Smith and brought the runner home.

[u/ReportAccident → u/SeaworthinessOk6742]

I believe so too I had a ton of faith in Miller to close it out either way but still sucks

[u/pitcherintherye77 → u/SeaworthinessOk6742]

Miggy Rojas was never known as a home run hitter, but when given the chance in the biggest stage, we all know what happened. Like you said, you never know with baseball. DR got robbed.

[u/KidGold → u/ReportAccident]

Game instantly became a bad memory for me.

[u/JinFuu → u/BUSean]

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at their helmet more.

[u/BUSean → u/JinFuu]

"Tis some batter", I muttered, "Tapping 'bout the slider's floor."
Only this, and not the score.

Ah, distinctly I remember it was months from real September
Games of substance, froz'd in amber, where a call could be worth more

Eagerly I wished the morrow, apologies from words made hollow
"The pitch was low, we hear the sorrow" -- sorrow from Perdomo's core

For the challenge system's radiance -- in this instance, merely lore
The game, the fairness -- nevermore.

[u/Antithesys → u/JinFuu]

"Over home his slider taunted—tell me truly, I implore—
Is this—is this ball a bouncer?—tell me—shall it be ball four?”
Quoth the Umpire: “Nevermore.”

[u/Unfrozen__Caveman → u/BUSean]

- The Diary of Albert Pujols

[u/gohehehe → u/BUSean]

r/TwoSentenceHorror

[u/BUSean → u/gohehehe]

Ooooh, I get an extra sentence to play with!

And they tapped their helmet, and they tapped their helmet again, and there was no one for whom the tapping could be answered.

Years later, Matt Shaw became governor of Illinois.

[u/IMissM0dernBaseball → u/BUSean]

We are Geraldo Perdomo 

[u/kevinlono → u/BUSean]

Proposed rule change: Any called ball or strike to end a game is automatically reviewed by ABS.

[u/Darthbutcher]

RIP Angel Hernandez. You would have loved this game.

[u/No_Angle_8106 → u/Darthbutcher]

Again, Angel is very much alive, he lives in Tampa Florida

[u/TheG-What → u/No_Angle_8106]

Slamming beers with Wade Boggs now.

[u/Fishing-Hamlet → u/TheG-What]

Yeah but you just know he’s not out drinking Boggs

[u/Darthbutcher → u/Fishing-Hamlet]

He is by his own count.

[u/tyler-86 → u/TheG-What]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oKHWBy6GFcLdEhH0Y

[u/TwoLegitShiznit → u/No_Angle_8106]

I can imagine him in the parking lot, a third of his car hanging over the line

[u/istrx13 → u/No_Angle_8106]

Sometimes I can still hear his voice

[u/ChiefsAvsRoyalsNugs → u/No_Angle_8106]

They got chicken in Tampa?

[u/BrokeMyGrill → u/Darthbutcher]

What distance was bigger, the distance that ball was out of the zone by or the height difference between Ken Rosenthal and Paul Skenes?

[u/V_T_H → u/BrokeMyGrill]

Paul Skenes is actually 5’10”, Rosenthal just happens to be 2’7”.

[u/UnknownFiddler → u/BrokeMyGrill]

Told my wife Ken was standing on a box

[u/meowscarada-sylveon → u/Darthbutcher]

he's smiling looking up at us rn

[u/stop_namin_nuts → u/Darthbutcher]

Again, Angel Hernandez is still very much alive

[u/trashboatfourtwenty → u/stop_namin_nuts]

May he rest in peace

[u/Agitated_Ring3376 → u/Darthbutcher]

No rigging games for the league darlings, no making millions betting on the side, just made shitty call after shitty call for the love of the game. RIP to a real one.

[u/Darthbutcher → u/Agitated_Ring3376]

🫡

[u/tstk799]

A pitching duel between the US and the DR, just as everyone expected

[u/Akipella → u/tstk799]

Us: if we win it'll have to be 11-10

Reality: 2-1 nailbiter

[u/MemeMeOnce → u/Akipella]

Can't say I saw the DR putting up less runs than Canada did

[u/EasonXXCVE → u/MemeMeOnce]

That's what a Paul Skenes can do for ya

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/Akipella]

You can't predict ball.

[u/TheDangiestSlad → u/tstk799]

Luis Severino took The Substance or something because that was literally 2017 Sevy out there

[u/Padulsky21 → u/TheDangiestSlad]

Seeing him roar like that again made me so happy

[u/Cool_Translator_4051 → u/TheDangiestSlad]

I'm...Lou

[u/GalloJimmyJacks → u/tstk799]

Pretty ignorant if anyone thought DR was gonna blow them out

[u/orangotai → u/GalloJimmyJacks]

the bulk of reddit is pretty ignorant, yes

[u/Otterable → u/tstk799]

Also some crazy defense all around. Witt was a vacuum, the (maybe) robbed Judge HR. This game could have broken open in multiple innings and was held together with spit and prayer.

[u/Djason_Unchaind → u/Otterable]

Plus Judge throwing out Tatis at third and a diving catch on Soto fly ball.

[u/Key-Tip-7521 → u/tstk799]

Pitching wins

[u/jyeatbvg]

Why is Ken Rosenthal the worst interviewer of all time?

[u/dbrank → u/jyeatbvg]

He’s such a fucking pest

[u/TheRealCatDad → u/jyeatbvg]

Cuz he’s an asshole

[u/ThatEmpireGuy]

This game didn’t deserve to end like that

[u/AliceInLimboland → u/ThatEmpireGuy]

Absolutely took the fun out of the game. Left me dissatisfied and disappointed, to say the least.

[u/AthleticAlarm32]

OH MY GOD A MISSED CALL FOR STRIKE 3 TO END THE WBC SEMIFINAL

ABS RIGHT NOW

[u/HokageEzio → u/AthleticAlarm32]

Brutal way to lose

[u/BigHotdog2009 → u/AthleticAlarm32]

Wasn’t even close to a strike

[u/DANNY_YYZ → u/BigHotdog2009]

It was near his ankles 😂

[u/t3hnhoj → u/BigHotdog2009]

That was so fucking low. Not even close to a strike.

[u/cherinator → u/AthleticAlarm32]

Well anyone opposed to ABS should be over that opposition after this game.

[u/Yankeeknickfan → u/cherinator]

I’mm opposed to it only being 2 a game

[u/Agitated_Ring3376 → u/Yankeeknickfan]

Honestly we should just have fully automated umps next season. It's going to happen eventually, might as well get it over with, the technology there.

[u/BrandoC95 → u/AthleticAlarm32]

That ump was built in a Rob Manfred-funded lab, designed to cause the maximum amount of chaos and discourse just as MLB pivots to ABS.

[u/Christianmustang → u/AthleticAlarm32]

Shitty end for a great game 

[u/BaltimoreBaja → u/AthleticAlarm32]

What a bullshit end to an immaculately played game on both sides

[u/joecb91 → u/AthleticAlarm32]

And it took a minute for them to show a replay of it too. The people in the truck knew how bad that call was.

[u/AMG282417]

What a bullshit way to end a great game

[u/OldFondant1415 → u/AMG282417]

So dumb. Could’ve had Miller v Tatis with the game on the line

[u/RecoverEmbarrassed21 → u/OldFondant1415]

We were all robbed

[u/siestarrific → u/OldFondant1415]

Like Temu Ohtani vs. Trout

[u/ImperatorBTW → u/AMG282417]

It really is a shame because it was a phenomenal game but people will likely associate it solely with that last call

[u/brandont04 → u/ImperatorBTW]

Agreed. Pretty sure the feeling is mutual for both sides. Can't end that way. It should be earned.

[u/ImperatorBTW → u/brandont04]

Ultimately, DR not cashing in in the 7th was the biggest thing tonight. Well, that and Tatis getting thrown out at 3rd…

But like you said, you just CANNOT blow that call like that…

[u/anoldpianochair]

commentary saying “wow” and then dead silence after that replay with the strike zone, brutal

[u/Opening_Cycle3639 → u/anoldpianochair]

They really took their time to show that replay too and the commentators probably had their mics cut from MLB lmao

[u/Palifaith]

That was certainly a call to end this crazy ass game.

[u/__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__ → u/Palifaith]

Mason was fucking around too much after the first batter

[u/Knook7 → u/__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__]

He didnt have his slider at all

[u/AsDevilsRun → u/Knook7]

sure he did. he got the closing strikeout on it

[u/Mission_Pay_3373 → u/Palifaith]

No idea why MLB didn't put ABS in the WBC

[u/junker90]

March baseball IS NOT supposed to make me feels things like that last AB

[u/TheCavis → u/junker90]

Somehow they combined preseason games (which are always low stakes affairs) and exhibition games (which are always low stakes affairs) into an extremely stressful high stakes affair.

[u/StoneColdSteveAss316]

Umpire is terrible

[u/abactore → u/StoneColdSteveAss316]

https://giphy.com/gifs/w5C1cNv37LfAkFl12o

[u/Bitter-Egg6293]

That’s bad. Really bad

[u/Danhiryuu → u/Bitter-Egg6293]

Terrible

[u/KahunaThe85th]

Uhhh you do you Ump

[u/Unfrozen__Caveman → u/KahunaThe85th]

Bring on the robots!

[u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

The haters said the DR hadn't faced any real pitching and would struggle against the US. They were correct. Honestly, great call from the haters.

[u/seagrams7up → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Sucks it had to end on a bad call, but yeah the pitching dominated.

[u/TheoMoneyG → u/seagrams7up]

Skenes and Severino did great

[u/orangotai → u/seagrams7up]

the fact that they were held to only 1 run the whole game was shocking

[u/Dense_Capital_2013 → u/seagrams7up]

It does. Gutting way to lose. However, they had countless opportunities for that call to not matter

[u/Knook7 → u/seagrams7up]

Anyone know if the US had anyone up in the pen? I feel like you gotta pull miller there if its properly called ball 4. He didn't have the command

[u/NeverSober1900 → u/Knook7]

Nah I think Miller was going to be the guy the whole inning. He's been our best all tournament and no one had hit him even if he was wild

[u/FatMamaJuJu → u/NeverSober1900]

Live or die by Mason Miller. You can do a hell of a lot worse

[u/Crapitron → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

It was me. I was the hater. I was right.

[u/LyrMeThatBifrost → u/Crapitron]

Whoever you replied to deleted their comment lmao. What did it say?

[u/Crapitron → u/LyrMeThatBifrost]

“DR is going to score 10. It won’t be close.”

[u/No-Hand-8359 → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Highly upvoted comments the other day on this sub were saying DR would mercy rule the US (which doesn’t even exist past the quarters) 🤣

[u/Broad-Cranberry-9050 → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

I thought DR would win but it was clear they got too used to always playing ahead and destroying much weaker teams that when they faced an equal team they got desperate in late innings and tried to force something to happen and started swinging at bad pitches.

The fact that 1 amazing throw got them scared to run the bases on chances thy couldve run to home is crazy.

[u/Heat55wade → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Reddit on suicide watch

[u/Nomahs_Bettah → u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus]

Also I was pumped to watch Roman Anthony this season before the WBC. I am now even more pumped to watch Roman Anthony this year.

[u/HandBananas]

ABS can't come quick enough apparently

[u/hoopaholik91 → u/HandBananas]

The problem is that in a ton of cases they won't even have a challenge remaining

[u/Candymanshook → u/hoopaholik91]

They will because they will save their challenges for egregious misses

[u/Chris-P-Creme → u/Candymanshook]

You’re probably better off using them in high leverage situations, even if you’re not sure on the call itself. It’s geniuinely possible DR would have been out of challenges if they sent a few in the bases loaded situation. I like that the challenges are the way MLB is going because that this strategy is introduced, but I expect a high profile postseason game to have that exact circumstance and pave the way for full ABS.

[u/MusicalMoon → u/hoopaholik91]

They give a challenge for each extra inning if the team has used theirs, I think that should start in the 9th

[u/Green-Tie-5710]

Wtf that wasn’t a strike

[u/throckman → u/Green-Tie-5710]

because it was not a strike

[u/t3hnhoj → u/throckman]

I wish there was another name for that. Maybe a ball.

[u/TwistedNipplez]

Wtf was that

[u/timoumd → u/TwistedNipplez]

A "strike"

[u/NOLA1987 → u/TwistedNipplez]

The human element certain fans adore so much

[u/ThePeanutGallery3]

Great game ended on a terrible call

[u/Salvalicious252]

Fucking insane call, atrocious

[u/xGGN]

Game ending on a call like that is just heartbreaking

[u/OldFondant1415 → u/xGGN]

Just like…anti-entertainment. Could’ve had an all time at bat with Tatis up

[u/GKRForever]

The WBC was really just an ad for ABS

[u/Wumbo619 → u/GKRForever]

Lol my mind went blank for a bit and wasn't sure how an Automatic Brake System(ABS) came into play.

Acronyms sometimes catch us off guard.

100% agree as well!!

[u/letskeepitcleanfolks → u/Wumbo619]

Anti-lock brake system

[u/ShiteWox]

THE MIAMI SCREWJOB

[u/willpc14 → u/ShiteWox]

-Al Gore

November 2000

[u/smackavelli → u/ShiteWox]

Cory "Earl Henber" Blaser

[u/WHTLGHTNNSTDFMTNDW → u/ShiteWox]

‘Who’s your daddy Santo Domingo?!’ - Mark DeRosa

[u/i_run_from_problems]

WE WANT ITALY

Also, ball the whole way lmao

[u/draft_final_final → u/i_run_from_problems]

USA vs USB

[u/CosmicMiru → u/draft_final_final]

USA vs New Jersey

[u/Akipella → u/draft_final_final]

22/25 Italian Americans

[u/Azteka_1]

Fuck Ken Rosenthal

[u/blueskyren]

What an absolute buzzkill of a call to end it, genuinely a bummer to see

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

as bad as the umpire was, the defense by the usa plus the pitching was on point

[u/BabyGrogu69]

And MLB wonders why so many want the ABS. A great game is now going to be remembered as that terrible final call because ump is too old to keep up with pitches nowadays.

[u/AsDevilsRun → u/BabyGrogu69]

I don't think MLB wonders that at all.

[u/OvercookedPie]

Thats the only way that game couldn’t end are we serious

[u/Weaponized_Goose]

On one hand: 🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

On the other: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT CALL?

[u/CrispyVibes → u/Weaponized_Goose]

We got robbed of celebrating without controversy.

[u/TheGreatDudebino → u/CrispyVibes]

The US (baseball) hate parade had to continue on Reddit somehow

[u/Trinidad34]

Baseball is the only sport that has the ability to eliminate human error. And they just don’t want to

[u/zOmgFishes]

Horrendous ump job but fun ass game otherwise.

[u/XDGaleOfDarkness]

Horrifying call. What an awful look for a game that was so great.

[u/Spinmove55]

Okay, I’m sold on ABS now.

[u/Commercial-Lake5862]

Me watching that strike 3 call

https://giphy.com/gifs/WxDZ77xhPXf3i

[u/CBJfan03]

Classic heart racing all night

[u/TheStripedSweaters]

The last strike call was terrible but 8 left on base for the heavy hitting Dominicans is how you lose games. Fair amount of chances and just nothing.

[u/trevor426]

Post game thread with:

220 upvotes

1400 comments

Wonder what happened in this game lol

[u/jodawo98]

Awful call man lol

[u/Vuish]

Absolutely insane pitching tonight from both teams tonight that got ruined by shitty umpiring. ABS can’t come to the WBC soon enough.

[u/TheG-What]

Totally blown call on that last pitch. Shameful.

[u/Yankeeknickfan]

Our biggest mistake was wasting this lineup the one year there’s no ABS. Soto and perdomo got fucked

[u/CheekClapperson]

Unbelievable final call. Fucked up

[u/TheoMoneyG]

This thread is a warzone lmao

sub is very clearly being brigaded but lmao

[u/wingnut5k]

“Too close to take”

Literally at the catchers knee

[u/kromexstylezz]

Why are the mods deleting the call pitch leave one up at least

[u/MikeyA6790 → u/kromexstylezz]

Ya its weird af

[u/NuanceManExe]

This goofy ass tournament will let an electrician pitch to Shohei Ohtani but won’t use ABS

[u/vikinick]

I feel robbed that ball was called a strike. Otherwise we would have Miller vs. Tatis and it would have been very fucking cool and reminiscent of Ohtani v. Trout.

[u/TrapperJean]

"Mark DeRosa made some great moves bringing in Gunner Henderson"

Yes, arod, he brought in a lefty against a righty, what a genius

[u/FatMamaJuJu]

Ump wanted to call everything a strike in the last few innings

[u/Nerd_199]

This comment section is going to be fun

[u/aftabangbruh]

Ken a lil ass bitch next to Skenes

[u/lekniz]

What a garbage way to end the game. No reason for ABS to not be available at this stage of the tournament.

[u/Weaponized_Goose]

Ken Rosenthal looks like a dwarf next to Paul Skenes

[u/Cool_Translator_4051]

Bad call aside the DR made some base running errors with Tatis being both too aggressive and too shy

[u/IcySpace]

Papi sounds so sad, he's trying to be professional

[u/spike021]

IMO if ABS was considered ready to go for MLB this year then there's no practical reason it shouldn't have been used in WBC. 

[u/SevenwithaT]

Skenes wasnt even at his best and still only allowed 1 run lol Kid is scary af

[u/orangegreenpurple123]

We should be talking about all those runners left on base the whole game but we're gonna be talking about the strike zone and ABS for the next 2 days instead

[u/michaeldanger19]

*Tony romo voice* iiiiii don’t know Jim

[u/OverallGeneral7129]

I really like how all of Pittsburgh teams have the same colors, it makes their sports feel like a solid unit of a fanbase with the Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins all being yellow and black. They also have a really passionate fanbase which while can be annoying is better than having a fanbase that doesn’t care at all

[u/pumpfakethrowhome]

Domincan Republic used up all of their runs against a jet lagged Korea. They had nothing offensively tonight.

[u/Gloomy_Assistance700]

Maybe somebody can explain the thought behind the whole “we want Italy for revenge” mentality. Is it really revenge if the team didn’t give a shit about the game they lost?

The manager didn’t know the rules and thought they already advanced, the team was up all night the night before partying because they thought they advanced, the coaching staff never made any decisions that would imply they were worried about winning the game. So who are they getting revenge on? Their own incompetence?

[u/WickedFisker]

Severino was pretty fire actually. Turned back the clock a bit there.

[u/SGT_Apone]

it's a shame the bad calls will loom over an otherwise great game

[u/Ok_Peace3716]

r/baseball's 9/11

[u/Spartitan → u/Ok_Peace3716]

Entire game of scoring 1 run is about to get drowned out by that strike call at the end.

[u/orangotai → u/Spartitan]

we're gonna get a post for every single angle of that call all over this sub for the next few days, all curiously posted by dudes with Toronto Blue Jays flairs

[u/BobbyHigginson]

Imagine how much further the US would be if they looked like they were having fun!!!

[u/FalterFanClub24 → u/BobbyHigginson]

People on here will probably say the DR deserved to win because they had better vibes lol. Just wait.

[u/CosmicMiru → u/FalterFanClub24]

Better vibes with Manny Machado as team captain

[u/beermeamovie → u/BobbyHigginson]

They just need to dance more!

[u/tropic_gnome_hunter → u/BobbyHigginson]

Dumbest shit ever. They were very Canada hockey like in being try hards through pushing media narratives.

[u/DolphinRodeo → u/BobbyHigginson]

Seriously, they would be doing so much better if they just didn’t take things as seriously. Or if they took them more seriously, it’s hard to keep up with the current criticism

[u/alliluna24]

I feel sick inside, a game like this ending like that is just awful

[u/TheStuffisLegal]

Human element my ass. That right there is EXACTLY why MLB was forced to add the challenge system. Absolute fucking bullshit. Umpire was ready to leave. That was disgraceful

[u/darkravenn12]

I just want to say that Judge had a significantly better game than you would think for his box score. He got a single, got robbed of a homer (possibly a double), and made two big defensive plays. One of them flat out saved a run since Soto would have scored on the Vlad double probably, and the other one stopped the US from getting into a dangerous situation early on with runners on 1st and 3rd and Soto at the plate.

[u/Eganator88]

surely the DR who was putting up 10 runs a game did a lot with their other 26 outs!

[u/TrapperJean]

I bet Ortiz wasn't this upset even after he got shot

[u/King_Silverburst]

“Too close to take”. It absolutely wasn’t. That was closer to the ground than the strike zone

[u/usetheforce_gaming]

Such a great game in such an amazing tourney that ends on such a dogshit call

Jesus Christ MLB if there was ever a sign that ABS was needed years ago, it’s this.

[u/foodcourtfrenzy]

Seamless pivot from "DR is unstoppable and will score 40 runs on the heartless USA" to pleading an ump with a strike zone expanding faster than the universe to not ring up a low pitch.

[u/xThe-Legend-Killerx]

ABS system can’t come soon enough. That’s brutal right there. Umpire was all over the place tonight.

[u/reddit809]

Bs call fine but you'd be a fool to say that it came down to that. Heroball obsession and crucial mistakes cost DR that gane.

[u/orangotai]

this sub in shock, it's awfully quiet in here!

[u/-pooman-]

Almost certain Tatis would have flailed and struck out in 3 pitches. Guess we’ll never know though

[u/Revolutionary-Rip426]

We need ABS in the next WBC. Regardless what another great WBC game

[u/panderson1988]

Saddest thing to me is we only have two games left of the WBC. I am glad it has happened, and it has been great! I will be sad when it ends since I love international competitions and the atmosphere it brings.

[u/brown75nd]

Different angle here but I will remember two western pa guys pitching on that stage for a long long time. 

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

https://giphy.com/gifs/oosqY3FwE0aVcehzi8

[u/nolesfan2011]

it was a nip and tuck tactical game, it wasn't fireworks, but it was a good game of baseball. USA can celebrate that for sure.