Cincinnati Reds star shortstop Elly De La Cruz is used to stealing bases whenever he wants to but during a key moment in Wednesday night's loss to the Seattle Mariners he was called out while trying to swipe second thanks to a rare call that he had nothing to do with.
This all happened in the bottom of the eighth with no outs in a two-run game. As De La Cruz broke toward second, Reds left fielder Austin Hays swung and missed on strike three. His momentum from the swing then caused him to fall toward home plate as the catcher made the throw to second. Umpire Chris Segal quickly called batter's interference on Hays, which meant De La Cruz was out, too.
