Overview
- Sam Antonacci recorded his first big-league home run as an inside-the-park shot in the ninth inning Tuesday at Chase Field, capping the White Sox’s 11-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
- The fair ball rolled down the left-field line and made contact with a Diamondbacks ball boy, and left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. stopped pursuing it as Antonacci kept running.
- No interference was called on the field, so under MLB replay procedures the contact by stadium staff was not reviewable and the inside-the-park ruling stood after consultation.
- According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale and local reports, Antonacci is the first White Sox player in about 50 years to have his first career homer come inside the park.
- Antonacci was called up from Triple-A on April 15 as part of Chicago’s youth movement, and the unusual play has renewed media calls for MLB to clarify replay rules for non-player contact.