“Should Fight An Umpire For This” – MLB Fans Erupt Over Horrible Bo Bichette Call During Jays vs. Dodgers Game 3

Bo Bichette was controversially tagged out at first base in the top of the 2nd inning following a delayed strike call by the home plate umpire.

“Should Fight An Umpire For This” – MLB Fans Erupt Over Horrible Bo Bichette Call During Jays vs. Dodgers Game 3

Bo Bichette (Image via Sportsnet)

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Game 3 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers produced several highlights. One moment regarding Bo Bichette, however, has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. The player was left stunned when he was bizarrely tagged out at first base in the second inning.

During the 2nd inning, he would reach first base against Tyler Glasnow. Daulton Varsho would then come up against the Dodgers pitcher.

With the game scoreless at that point, Varsho would work out a 3-1 count against the right-handed pitcher. Glasnow would proceed to throw a 96 mph sinker, which was a bit above the zone.

The Blue Jays star thought it would be called ball 4, and he would earn a walk. Home plate umpire Mark Wegner did not call it a strike at first. This led to Varsho and Bichette believing that their team earned a walk and started proceeding towards the next base.

As Varsho started tossing his equipment and walking to first, Wegner would call it a strike. The Dodgers would take advantage of this and throw the ball to first baseman Freddie Freeman. As Bo Bichette had started walking towards second base, he was left stranded in the middle.

Freeman would pick him up and tag him out to earn the first out of the inning. Check out the video regarding this incident below:

The call from the umpire left fans on social media upset. Had it been called a ball 4, Varsho would have drawn a walk and the Blue Jays would have had 2 runners on bases with no outs early on.

The visitors failed to put up any runs on the board in this inning. Meanwhile, the Dodgers went on to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of this frame through a solo home run from Teoscar Hernandez.

Social media reacts to Bo Bichette’s controversial out in Game 3

Bo Bichette found himself in the center of a controversial decision by home plate umpire Mark Wegner. Fans on social media would erupt against the MLB following this development.

Bo Bichette
Bo Bichette (Image via MLB)

Many users on X would attack the league for this decision. Some users called out the officials once again for their performance on this big stage. One user, meanwhile, wrote, “Should fight an umpire for this,” while making their feelings known.

Check out that and some other reactions from X below:

After going 2-for-4 in the game, Bichette was replaced by Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 7th inning. He was the one who drove in the go-ahead run and made it a 5-4 game.

John Schneider hits out at umpires following controversial call regarding Bo Bichette

Bo Bichette was controversially tagged out at first base after the home plate umpire delayed a strike call. The Toronto Blue Jays were left fuming with this decision early on. Manager John Schneider would later hit out at the officials for this.

Bo Bichette and John Schneider
Bo Bichette and John Schneider (Image via MLB/NBC Sports)

While speaking to Ken Rosenthal during the middle of the game, the Blue Jays skipper would label it as a deliberate late call from the home plate umpire.

[It was a] very delayed call, pretty deliberate. Just didn’t say anything, so Varsh (Varsho) assumed it was a ball, and Bo (Bichette) assumed. I just asked him, in this environment, can he be a little bit quicker or give a little more clarity so everyone kind of knows what’s going on.

John Schneider told Ken Rosenthal

At the moment of writing, the game is still going and has stretched into 18 innings, tying the record for the longest World Series game. Game 3 of the 2018 World Series between the Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox also went to 18 innings. The Dodgers won that day with a walk-off home run from Max Muncy.

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