When it comes to fall baseball, early runs on the board can mean all the difference when it comes to giving a team a confidence boost. Kansas City Royals third-base coach Chuck Hiller and catcher Salvador Perez were complicit in an aggressive base-running choice in the first inning of Game 1 of the ALDS against the New York Yankees which produced plenty of opinions around the baseball world.
With zero outs and a ball in play to right field with runners on first and second, Perez rounded third and was sent home by Hiller. Outfielder Juan Soto got the ball on a hop, loaded up, and sent it home to his catcher, Austin Wells, who easily tagged out Perez.
