Umpire David Rackley had a dream come true on Tuesday night when he called balls and strikes in a World Series game for the first time in his career, but his memorable night also took a painful turn in the seventh inning.
In the bottom of the inning, Arizona’s Alek Thomas barely caught a piece of a low changeup from Texas’ Cody Bradford and tipped it foul. The ball eluded catcher Jonah Heim’s glove and bounced up to hit Rackley right in a spot you really don’t want to be hit in.
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