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Umpire's Terrible Missed Call Robs Dodgers’ Pitcher of Immaculate Inning

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a strike that was called a ball. | @TalkinBaseball_

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres almost witnessed history on Thursday, but were robbed by a very bad call by the home plate umpire. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was up 0–2 on Fernando Tatis Jr. when he threw what should have been strike three to complete an immaculate inning.

Instead home plate umpire Marvin Hudson called a ball and Yamamoto had to settle for striking out the side. Yamamoto had struck out the previous two batters in the inning, Martin Maldonado and Bryce Johnson, on six straight pitches.

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