Overview
- The play occurred Saturday in the top of the ninth with two outs and the bases loaded when Jake Mangum’s slow grounder initially looked to score the tying run.
- After a conference on the field the umpires ruled Billy Cook out for baserunner interference, which immediately ended the game as a 2-1 Colorado win.
- Crew chief Todd Tichenor said the runner failed to avoid the defender while the fielder was in the act of fielding the baseball and is therefore called out under the rule.
- Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros said Cook’s cleat clipped his glove and rattled the ball in his hand, while Cook said he did not feel contact until he saw replay.
- Pirates manager Don Kelly criticized the delay in making the call and fans raised questions about the judgment-based rule that cannot be reviewed, a dispute that could shape how teams handle similar late-game plays.