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How the Dodgers’ Dalton Rushing Struck Out on Just Two Pitches After Awkward Moment With Umpire
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How the Dodgers’ Dalton Rushing Struck Out on Just Two Pitches After Awkward Moment With Umpire

SI·Stephen Douglas·about 1 month ago
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Dalton Rushing struck out on two pitches during the Dodgers loss to the Marlins on Tuesday night. Miami was up 2-0 when Rushing came to the plate with the bases empty in the bottom of the fifth. Rushing took the first pitch from Janson Junk for a strike and then fouled off the second. And then he was called out. After hitting the foul Rushing had to walk back across the plate to prepare for the next pitch. As he crossed in front of the catcher he looked at umpire Clint Vondrak and asked for timeout. If Vondrak granted that timeout, he quickly forgot and called Rushing for a pitch clock violation because he wasn't in the box with at the eight second mark. Rushing couldn't believe the call and argued with Vondrak, pointing to his eyes in an attempt to remind him about the eye contact they had just shared. Since he did a good job keeping his composure and wasn't technically arguing balls and strikes, he didn't get tossed and walked back to the dugout as Dave Roberts came out to try and get an explanation.…

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