MLB rookie outfielder Jo Adell accidentally hit the ball over the field wall Sunday, causing the opposing team to become a ‘home team’ during the Los Angeles Angels’ matchup against the Texas Rangers.
Nick Solak hit the ball hard into the bottom of the fifth inning deep into the right field and Adell started with back pedaling and seemed to hit it. However, the ball ended up out of his hand and over the wall, costing the Angels a run.
Solak initially got a home game, but that was then turned into a fourth base error on Adell after official scorer Larry Bump consulted with the Elias Sports Bureau.
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Los Angeles eventually lost the game 7-3 and remains in last place in Division AL West.
The blooper was reminiscent of a notorious incident in 1993 when a ball bounced off the head of butcher Jose Canseco, then he played for the Rangers, and over the wall for a home game.
This news comes because the rest of the MLB season is still in doubt due to concerns about coronavirus.
The league threatened to suspend repeat offenders who damage their new COVID-19 protocols, in a memo released to teams on Wednesday.
Joadell right fielder Jo Adell of Los Angeles puts his hands on his head after a Texas Rangers’ Nick Solak balloon jumped out of his head and over the right foul wall for a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Arlington , Texas, Sunday, August 9, 2020.
(AP)
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It outlined changes to its manual for operations in 2020 following outbreaks in the Miami Marlins and St. Louis area. Louis Cardinals led 21 broadcasts in the first two weeks of a short season of 60 games and more than 30 positive cases.
“We recognize that these changes place additional burdens and restrictions on players and staff,” read the memo, obtained by USA Today Sports. “But if we want to play, they need to control infections and, if someone tests positive, not to spread the virus. The behavior of each treated individual affects the players and staff in his or her team, as well as other clubs. ”
Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report
