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Dodgers outfielder has home run called back because his teammate had no idea what was happening

Apr 2, 2021, 04:19 IST
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Justin Turner sprints back to first base, right past his teammate Cody Bellinger who just hit a home run.via ESPN on Twitter.
  • The Dodgers' Cody Bellinger hit a home run that should have counted for two runs.
  • But a baserunning mistake by teammate Justin Turner cost the Dodgers a run and an out.
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts did not agree with the call.
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On an opening day where the Dodgers celebrated their status as defending World Series champions, outfielder Justin Turner sparked some baseball history that fans might prefer to soon forget.

Outfielder Cody Bellinger should have had a two-run home run on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. But thanks to Turner thinking the ball was caught, it was merely an RBI single that also counted as an out.

Turner initially sprinted toward second, thinking Bellinger delivered an extra-base hit, but instead of rounding the bases to score the first run, Turner sprinted back to first base.

Turner sprinted right past Bellinger, who was taking the slow jog home. Bellinger even tried to signal to Turner to turn around and join him in rounding second, but Turner tuned out the advice and sprinted the other way, urgent as a player looking to avoid a double-play.

The ruling got even weirder when umpires ruled that Bellinger, who already had his home run converted to a single on the stat sheet, was out. Turner, who caused the commotion with his baserunning mistake, was credited with the run!

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Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts hastily ran out of the dugout to argue, but the World Series-champion manager couldn't convince the umpires that the call wasn't based on logic.

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