2012–present
Modern Era
Replay was meant to end the argument. It ended some of them. The rest stayed with the people who made them: a pitcher taken out of a World Series while he was still in command, a closer who never got up, an infield fly with the bases full.
This chapter is the recent record, close enough that the participants are still watching. The entries are the ones that already have a name, not every loss of the last decade.
In this chapter
All 33 entriesNo. 2012.10.05
2012
The Infield Fly in Atlanta
With the Braves rallying in a winner-take-all game, Sam Holbrook called the infield fly rule on a ball that fell in short left field. The crowd threw trash for nineteen minutes.
Atlanta Braves · St. Louis Cardinals
Britton Stays in the Bullpen
Buck Showalter saved Zach Britton, who had converted all 47 of his saves with a 0.54 earned-run average, for a lead that never came. Ubaldo Jiménez gave up a three-run walk-off homer in the eleventh.
Baltimore Orioles · Toronto Blue Jays
No. 2016.11.02
2016
Davis off Chapman
Joe Maddon brought Aroldis Chapman in to protect a three-run lead in the eighth inning of Game 7. Rajai Davis hit a two-run homer that tied it. The Cubs won in the tenth.
Chicago Cubs · Cleveland Indians
Cash Pulls Snell
Blake Snell led Game 6 of the World Series on 73 pitches when Kevin Cash took him out after a one-out single. Nick Anderson allowed the tying and go-ahead runs. The Dodgers won the championship.
Tampa Bay Rays · Los Angeles Dodgers
The Yankees' Fifth Inning
The Yankees led Game 5 of the World Series by five runs. Aaron Judge dropped a fly ball, Anthony Volpe bounced a throw, and Gerrit Cole did not cover first. The Dodgers scored five unearned runs and won the championship.
Los Angeles Dodgers · New York Yankees